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

[Adam Williams]

> >>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.

It looked that way,  previously Dells have always seemed kind of flimsy.

> 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.

Is there a project to support the builtin wireless? Seems like it will
be pretty common soon.

> 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 . . .

Web sites, etc... all assume a vertical aspect so it seems like it would
be a bit irritating.

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

Hmmm, not certain I like the direction.  I'd prefer a "page view" screen 
that is quite a bit taller than it is wide.