Dale Dellutri wrote:

> > I'm after 1280x1024 or 1400x1050 on a 15" display. 17" isn't
> > portable enough for what I want to do, and higher resolutions
> > than that make the pixels too small for me to see. :-)

> > There are a bunch of ThinkPads with the number of pixels
> > I want, but they're expensive and I'm cheap. :-)

> Try Dell Financial Services:
> http://www.dfsdirectsales.com/dfsdirect/

> The C810's are PIII, 800 - 1300 MHz, most have 15" screens with SXGA
> (1400x1050) or UXGA (1600x1200) resolution. You'll need to follow the
> instructions for how to "view remaining warranty" using the product ID
> (service tag), then look at original configuration, then scroll down
> to the LCD panel type. (It's a rare C810 that has XGA (1280x1024)
> resolution.)

Those look pretty good. I'd also look at refurbished Thinkpads, like
the A22m (1400x1050). They seem to have roughly the same price range.

-- Dave

Duke Robillard wrote:
> Has anyone come across a laptop with the odd combo of
> being lowend (slow CPU, slow disk, etc), except for having
> a display with lots of pixels? I could live with a 4200RPM
> disk and a 1.3Mhz Pentium M, but even the 1280x800 "Widescreen"
> LCDs don't have enough pixels for me.
>
> I'm after 1280x1024 or 1400x1050 on a 15" display. 17" isn't
> portable enough for what I want to do, and higher resolutions
> than that make the pixels too small for me to see. :-)
>
> There are a bunch of ThinkPads with the number of pixels
> I want, but they're expensive and I'm cheap. :-)
>
> I've even gone so far as to search for a old, used high-end
> box (like a PIII) with a good screen, but no luck.
>
> Anyone have any pointers?
>
> Duke

Dell Latitude C640 1.6GHz P4m GF4 MX440 mobile graphics, 15"@1600x1200,
around 600 Euro for a secondhand, done-up-to-the-eyeballs system. Mine's
got a gig of RAM, a DVD/CDRW, three batteries and a 40GB HD, cost me
GB£610, and that was six months ago. Hasn't put a foot wrong.

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Duke Robillard writes:
> I've even gone so far as to search for a old, used high-end
> box (like a PIII) with a good screen, but no luck.

You can probably find an old a20p (1400x1050, 15") pretty cheap.

Paul Rubin wrote:
> Duke Robillard writes:
>
>>I've even gone so far as to search for a old, used high-end
>>box (like a PIII) with a good screen, but no luck.
>
>
> You can probably find an old a20p (1400x1050, 15") pretty cheap.

also: Dell Inspiron 4100 (PIII, 1GHz) with 14.1", 1400x1050 UXGA) can be
had for UK£100 if you know where to look (hint: not in a newspaper)

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Thanks for the pointers everyone!

> Why do you want a slow machine?

'Cause I'm cheap. :-)

Duke

Duke Robillard wrote:
>
> Thanks for the pointers everyone!
>
>> Why do you want a slow machine?
>
>
> 'Cause I'm cheap. :-)
>
> Duke
>
>

or cos you realised you don't need a 3GHz word processor?

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