this is the thread where you post your laptops/netbooks.
post specs, pics, accessories, and carrying cases. like a non-judged laptop pageant...
and I shall start:
I only have one laptop currently in service. specs:
dell latitude d400
pentium m donthan LV 1.6ghz (2mb cache)
intel 855GM chipset/graphics
512mb ddr 2700 (soon to be 1gb 3200)
12.1" 1024x768 LCD
60gb 5400 seagate hard disk
2 usb2.0 (one is d-bay compatible)
headphone and mic ports
VGA/serial ports
4 pin firewire 400
IR
56k modem
gigabit ethernet
wireless g/b/a (broadcom)
(future?) built in bluetooth 2.0
fedora 14/ windows xp pro dualbooted
pictures:
the laptop.
the bag. it is a partially re-stiched targus subcompact bag (came with an old compaq LTE my dad bought) with a handmade shoulder strap. the strap is made from the hardware of a ripped out strap (nice metal, no plastic) and a de-commissioned tai-kwon-do belt. it got hit by spilled bleach once and was replaced... I cut out the bad part and stitched and tied it to make the strap.
the bag needs a tux the penguin patch...
the goodies. i have in here:
- microsoft 5 button optical mouse. my favorite mouse ever, i have yet to see an affordable laptop mouse with 5 buttons...
-65W dell PA-12 brick.
-firewire cable- you never know...
-ethernet cable- one of those oddball 4 wire ones... saves space but no possibility of gigabit...
- 4 port usb hub- rebate freebie from fry's, it may be made by inland, but lsusb says it has an NEC controller. cable folds in unit for space savings
-inland card reader- matches hub, i modded it by flipping the usb 180ยบ so i can daisy-chain it to the hub. again, fold-in cord.
-mini bluetooth 2.1 adapter- a tiny iogear unit, it is plugged into the hub for storage. I use it to get 3g/ edge of my phone in the boonies.
- (missing)- targus lock cable- bought on supersale, good to keep the goods locked during potty breaks in public.
- (future)- extra battery
my canon bjc-85 laptop printer. not in current use, but canon and LD products still sell the cartridges for it... if i end up away from home for college next year, it and my stockpile of ink will come in handy... unlike my old bjc-70, this one works perfectly. not bad for $10 + a $3 brick (not counting costs for color and black only print heads, which was also cheap)
my port replicator. bought at purdue university surplus for $5, only fault is a bad headphone jack (no sound- may be software for all i know). it has 4 usb 2.0 ports (one d-bay), ps/2 m/k, serial, parallel, vga, dvi, s-video (composite adapter compatible), spdif, ethernet, and 56k modem .
since the laptop was w/o the d-bay adapter, i instead use the external dvd burner (iomega super dvd, $8 @ goodwill 2 yr ago). the keyboard is a hotkey-rich dell ps/2 keyboard i got for free... the mouse is in the side usb port on the laptop, that way i do not need a second mouse and if i pop it of the stand, my mouse is still live.
I do not have a desk/table for the port replicator yet... i use it on the floor currently.
So, what laptop/netbook hardware does the BCN crowd have?
post specs, pics, accessories, and carrying cases. like a non-judged laptop pageant...
and I shall start:
I only have one laptop currently in service. specs:
dell latitude d400
pentium m donthan LV 1.6ghz (2mb cache)
intel 855GM chipset/graphics
512mb ddr 2700 (soon to be 1gb 3200)
12.1" 1024x768 LCD
60gb 5400 seagate hard disk
2 usb2.0 (one is d-bay compatible)
headphone and mic ports
VGA/serial ports
4 pin firewire 400
IR
56k modem
gigabit ethernet
wireless g/b/a (broadcom)
(future?) built in bluetooth 2.0
fedora 14/ windows xp pro dualbooted
pictures:
the laptop.
the bag. it is a partially re-stiched targus subcompact bag (came with an old compaq LTE my dad bought) with a handmade shoulder strap. the strap is made from the hardware of a ripped out strap (nice metal, no plastic) and a de-commissioned tai-kwon-do belt. it got hit by spilled bleach once and was replaced... I cut out the bad part and stitched and tied it to make the strap.
the bag needs a tux the penguin patch...
the goodies. i have in here:
- microsoft 5 button optical mouse. my favorite mouse ever, i have yet to see an affordable laptop mouse with 5 buttons...
-65W dell PA-12 brick.
-firewire cable- you never know...
-ethernet cable- one of those oddball 4 wire ones... saves space but no possibility of gigabit...
- 4 port usb hub- rebate freebie from fry's, it may be made by inland, but lsusb says it has an NEC controller. cable folds in unit for space savings
-inland card reader- matches hub, i modded it by flipping the usb 180ยบ so i can daisy-chain it to the hub. again, fold-in cord.
-mini bluetooth 2.1 adapter- a tiny iogear unit, it is plugged into the hub for storage. I use it to get 3g/ edge of my phone in the boonies.
- (missing)- targus lock cable- bought on supersale, good to keep the goods locked during potty breaks in public.
- (future)- extra battery
my canon bjc-85 laptop printer. not in current use, but canon and LD products still sell the cartridges for it... if i end up away from home for college next year, it and my stockpile of ink will come in handy... unlike my old bjc-70, this one works perfectly. not bad for $10 + a $3 brick (not counting costs for color and black only print heads, which was also cheap)
my port replicator. bought at purdue university surplus for $5, only fault is a bad headphone jack (no sound- may be software for all i know). it has 4 usb 2.0 ports (one d-bay), ps/2 m/k, serial, parallel, vga, dvi, s-video (composite adapter compatible), spdif, ethernet, and 56k modem
. since the laptop was w/o the d-bay adapter, i instead use the external dvd burner (iomega super dvd, $8 @ goodwill 2 yr ago). the keyboard is a hotkey-rich dell ps/2 keyboard i got for free... the mouse is in the side usb port on the laptop, that way i do not need a second mouse and if i pop it of the stand, my mouse is still live.
I do not have a desk/table for the port replicator yet... i use it on the floor currently.
So, what laptop/netbook hardware does the BCN crowd have?
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