[ale] Averatec

[Christopher Fowler]

Sorry,  The Avertec came with 512m of memory.  
I can see alot on a 12" screen.  

I've had a bad experience with Dell laptops.  Emeperor will not correct
that experience.  I believe that Dell laptops are crap.  No OS can fix
crap hardware.
  

On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 14:16, Geoffrey wrote:
> Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> > "starts at $1215"
>  >
>  > Gasp, sputter, choke.
>  >
> 
> Well, let's see:
> 
> make		avertec				dell
> cpu		sempron 3000+ (1.8Ghz)		Pentium-M 1.6Ghz
> screen		12"				14"
> ram		???				256
> drive		80gig				60gig
> wireless	yes, if it works		yes, guaranteed to work
> network		10/100				10/100
> OS		XP Home				Linux (a choice)
> dual boot	on your own			available
> warranty	1 year parts/labor		1 year emperor
> 						1 year dell
> cd		cd/dvd burner (works?)		cdrw (writers extra)
> 
> 
> They'll both do 1024x768 but what can you see on a 12" screen?  I don't 
> see how much memory the avertec comes with.
> 
> The Tiger, you get your choice of: EmperorLinux, Debian, Red Hat 
> Enterprise Linux, SuSE ($100+), Ubuntu, Slackware, Mandrake.
> 
> Plus you get a really cool emperorlinux sticker.
> 
> Emperor Linux lets you configure the boxes too:
> 
> http://www.emperorlinux.com/systems/medium/tiger/?tab=customize