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On Sat, Mar 10, 2001 at 05:35:53PM -0800, hammack wrote:
> Dell has quoted: $2180, INSPIRON 4000, 128MB, 10 GB HD, 850mHZ, XGA,
V90 Gold Card Modem, 24 X CR-ROM, with RH 7.0 installed. My thinking
is, test drive the RH for a while. then copy all config files for
reference to setting up Debian. I may bump the HD to 20GB.
definitely go for the 20G drive. i only have a 12G on my inspiron
3800, and my mp3 collection could use some room to breathe.
i put debian unstable (woody?) on it with little problems. xfree86
4.0 works nicely with the ati mobility video chip and alsa 0.9.10b
works with the maestro3 sound chipset. i also have the 2.4.2 kernel
running nicely. i started out as a well-seasoned debian user already
though.
i did not order the box with redhat on it, because i wanted the dvd
player for use under windows, and hopefully someday real soon under
linux. they didn't offer the linux machine with a dvd.
i was also able to buy the 3800 without a modem or nic of any sort,
so i could use my own 3com 3cfem556 modem/nic card to be sure it
worked nicely with linux.
i love this machine. my next will be a dell too.
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