OfficeWorks sell them for AUD$997.00 retail. Are they any good on Linux? I did a brief test with BeatrIX (2005.F1) and it all looks good so far. I didn’t get to test the PCMCIA or modem or 3D, but since the chipset is a standard Intel one, you’re pretty safe on the latter.
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Video: |
Intel 82852 (855GM), external VGA connector at rear. |
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Display: |
15" 1024x768 LCD; steeper contrast than my own cheap laptop but still nothing fancy. |
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Hard disk: |
Baseline hard drive is 40GB |
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CD/DVD-ROM/Writer: |
Present (didn’t check speed). |
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Memory: |
Baseline is a 256MB PC2100 SODIMM. |
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Network: |
Standard 10/100 UTP, RealTek 8139C chipset. |
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Modem: |
AC’97 WinModem of some kind (not investigated), RJ11 jack at rear. |
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USB: |
3xUSB2, presented as 2 ordinary USB-A connectors at rear and one on the left side. |
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PCMCIA: |
ENE CB1410 controller, presented as 1 slot at left. Adjacent double-action push-button to eject. |
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Serial ports: |
No RS-232 at all! |
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Parallel ports: |
No parallel ports at all! |
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Keyboard: |
Built-in opaque black QWERTY, no num-pad (well, integrated) and not very robust. 2 rectangular function keys across top, possibly hardwired to CD drive. |
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MousePad: |
Two-button only. Worked as a mouse, didn’t try any pad drivers. |
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Audio interfaces: |
Two very crappy little built-in speakers, line out, line in, no mic in. |
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Host Bridge (rev 02) 0000:00:00.1 System peripheral: Intel Corp. 855GM/GME GMCH Memory I/O Control Registers (rev 02) 0000:00:00.3 System peripheral: Intel Corp. 855GM/GME GMCH Configuration Process Registers (rev 02) 0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02) 0000:00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02) 0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03) 0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03) 0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03) 0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03) 0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BAM/CAM PCI Bridge (rev 83) 0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DBM LPC Interface Controller (rev 03) 0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DBM (ICH4) Ultra ATA Storage Controller (rev 03) 0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBM (ICH4) SMBus Controller (rev 03) 0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03) 0000:00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03) 0000:01:01.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 0000:01:04.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller (rev 01)