Toshiba laptop

[Kurt Wall]

On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 04:27:43PM -0700, Ken Moffat took 26 lines to write:
> Seeking opinions for linux usage:
> 
> I see a very cheap Toshiba Satellite A85-S107
> 
> 15" screen
> Celeron M 1.4ghz
> 256megs mem (upgradeable)
> 40gig HD
> DVD/CD-RW combo drive
> Atheros 802.11b/g/wireless

Make sure it's supported.

> 10/100 port
> modem

Software-only, I presume?

> 3 USB ports
> ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP graphics.

Using RAM instead of VRAM? I'd avoid it.

> Seems pretty minimal; Just wondering if this is worth $500 after
> rebates, and if it might work with linux.

What does the Linux laptops site have to say about it?

Kurt
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