[plug] TPG notebook

[Chris Cornish]

www.mmb.net.au have an ECS notebook based on the transmetta cpu which is
pretty well priced
 

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From: plug-admin at plug.linux.org.au [mailto:plug-admin at plug.linux.org.au]
On Behalf Of Bernd Felsche
Sent: Thursday, 5 February 2004 12:59 PM
To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
Subject: Re: [plug] TPG notebook

On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 12:39:38PM +0800, Mike Holland wrote:
> On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Ben Jensz wrote:

> > If you want a laptop for use away from a power point, I doubt
> > that one would last very long on battery.  See if you can find
> > out more details

> Probably more than long enough for one DVD :-)
> It has a good battery, 320WHr, but your lap might get hot.
> Its under 3kg too, which is great for the price and specs.
> 
> > about the LAN/modem, because those are the things that may not work
> 
> Could be a problem, as it has no rs-232 port. A pc-card modem would
do.

> > properly under Linux or may be a bit of a PITA to get working.
> 
> I'd be more worried about the ACPI with Linux.

Seems to be sorting itself out... just turn off ACPI in the kernel.
:-) Just kidding.

> > > TPG internet are selling a very cheap laptop online at
> > > http://www.tpg.com.au/online/
> > >
> > > 15.4" Widescreen TFT, Mobile Athlon XP-M 2000, 256DDR, 30GB,
DVD/CDRW,
> > > Radeon video card, lan/modem for about $1450..
> 
> Looks like a bargain to me. Almost as cheap as buying in the USA.
> Widescreen, firewire, video-out, antenna built in, ...

I didn't notice USB in the spec. Maybe I just got up too early this
a.m.

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