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

[Gurunandan R. Bhat]

Hi, 

I have two month old R52 AQ1 1860 (the one that does 1400x1050 on
Windows). The only issue I faced (initially) was getting X running at
1400x1050. I solved the problem by using "915on my resolution"  - a
program that forces the Video BIOS to report a dummy mode to X. Once I
got that working, I have only two other todos: One to get my ACPI going
(more my laziness than the kernel's ;) and the second to get the
internal modem going. I dont care about either since I happily use an
external USB CDMA phone to dial out - and thatworks like a charm. All in
all a good machine. In India this model comes with a 3-year warranty -
which is why I bought it. 

I even dropped hot coffee on the keyboard once. The keyboard and the
machine worked fine after a days drying. The Coffee tasted a bit smoked
after it came out though ;)

Regards
Guru


On Sun, 2005-09-25 at 17:39 +0200, 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
> 
> 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 ?
> 
> 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)
> 
> Can I look at divx and dvd film on the full screen on these two laptops ?
> On my T42 I must install an ati driver for this.
> And I don't install any modem driver.
> 
> Thanks a lot for your advice !
> 
> Francois, in France.
>