Re: [NTLK] OT: PC notebook advice

From: Smith, Bradley (bradley.smith_at_artisansw.com)
Date: Wed Apr 24 2002 - 11:22:52 EDT


<OS War Immunity>
Hardware alone does not make "cool". Last time I checked, a Vaio would not
run Mac OS X and therefore it sucks. The maths is pretty simple ;-)
</OS War Immunity>
Brad

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerstein, Sam [mailto:Sam.Gerstein_at_Streamserve.Com]
> Sent: 24 April 2002 16:21
> To: 'newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net'
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] OT: PC notebook advice
>
>
>
> I'm partial to the Sony Vaio SuperSlim series- currently the
> R505D. I think
> they start around US$1600. If you want a really small
> notebook, the SR
> series are pretty cool (the 10.4" screen might be too small
> tho). I have to
> admit that I've never owned one of these Sony machines, I
> just think they're
> wicked cool ;) The fully decked out version of the R505 (for
> $2400) comes
> with more storage, integrated 802.11b, and a SlimDock with
> extra ports, a
> floppy, and a DVD/CD-RW drive. It's cool that you can leave
> the extra stuff
> behind when you don't need it (less than 4.4lb with battery).
>
> -Sam
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Seth Hurwitz [mailto:shurwit1_at_jhmi.edu]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 10:47 AM
> > To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> > Subject: [NTLK] OT: PC notebook advice
> >
> >
> >
> > A friend who is a professional photographer is looking to
> buy a small,
> > light Windows notebook computer with firewire (I believe that's the
> > Apple name, but you know what I mean). Any recommendations?
> He's been
> > having a terrible time with the Dell salespeople. I can't
> recommend a
> > TiBook as he wants a Windows-book to go with his Dell desktop
> > (which he
> > bought a few months ago and has had numerous problems with).
> >
> > Thank you. Please reply off-list.
> >
> > Seth
> >
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