[ltp] I can't choice : R50 or R52.

[Christopher Sawtell]

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 03:39, Francois Maltey wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm looking for a laptop : a thinkpad of corse !
>
> This one will be use very few hours by week, about 10 h,
> for doing open-office and firefox.
>
> Some times ago there was old R50 at about 600 EUR. But today it's too late.
>
> I find a R50e at 680 EUR.
> at http://www.rueducommerce.fr/mobile/showdetl.cfm?product_id=5335
I could not get the modem in a ThinkPad-50e to work.
It does not have a pad for moving the cursor.

> Celeron M360 - 1.4 GHz - 15" 1024x768 - 256 MB DDR SDRAM - HD 40 GB
> DVD-Writer - wifi 802.11g.
> ! ! ! with MS windows XP familly and ONE year waranty ! ! !
>
> and a R52 acces dos at 850 EUR
> http://education.pcpartner.fr/catalog/index?cPath=1
>
> Celeron M360 - 1.4 GHz - 15" 1024x768 - 256 MB DDR2 PC-4200 - HD 40 GB
> DVD-Writer - wifi 802.11g - without any windows.
> ! ! ! without any MS windows and THREE year waranty ! ! !
>
> What do you choice ? the most recent or not ?
If you have the money, buy the R52.
The extra warrentee is a good idea. Portable computers do have accidents.
Check that the modem works under Linux.

> What do you think about the 2 years waranty at 180 EUR ?
>
> Can I install a debian gnome on the R52 only with a debian boot cd
> and an ethernet cable. (before using the wifi)
Almost certainly, but I do not know 100%, because I have never done it.

> Can I look at divx and dvd film on the full screen on these two laptops ?
mplayer. ditto see above.


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CS