[KLUG Hardware] Toshiba 1135-S155 Was "HP ze4220"

[Bruce Smith]

> > My newest Dell came in yesterday, and it may be going back too.
> > For different reasons than the previous one . . .
> 
> Grrr, Dell....

This one is actually pretty nice for a Dell.  It's their new D800
Latitude Centrino model.  It seems very sturdy and well built, compared
to the C640 I returned last week.

I only have two complaints about it.  First the builtin NIC isn't
supported (yet).  It's a 1000/100/10 NIC, and older/similar models 
are supported, so Linux support should be coming shortly.  The builtin
wireless (ala Centrino) doesn't work, but I knew that going in.

My 2nd complaint is the screen.  It's 15.3", supported nVidia chipset,
and very sharp and clear.  So, what's the problem?  It's a "WXGA"
display.  I had no idea what that meant when I ordered it.  Well, it
turns out the "W" means wide, as in wide-aspect.  It's the shape of a
HDTV screen.  Vertically it's shorter than a normal 14" laptop display,
and VERY wide.  The resolution it runs is 1280x800.  (requires a special
modeline in XF86Config - which took me a half day to figure out)

It's probably great for watching DVD's, but I'm not sure I like the
shape for normal computing . . .

I'll probably bring it tonight if anyone is interested in seeing the
next generation of laptop displays.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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