I've got a couple of older laptops that are taking up space on my shelf. I've wiped the drives (DBAN) and am working on some fully functional Linux installs. Both batteries are shot so they need to stay plugged in although you can find this Acer Travelmate 4000/4500 battery on amazon for under $30. I'm going to put them in Pay it Forward in a couple weeks after I get them tuned and running flawlessly. Anyone interested in a Linux system that's all set up and ready to go to learn and play on?
I'll take one if it has a com/serial port on it. Do they both have the same specs? I'll take the faster one of the 2 if they have different hardware specs. Thanks, Con
I certainly am ... however since they are both spoken for I am guessing I'm too late? ... tis a great idea, and I plan to get a laptop for my BOB and have my important stuff backed up on it ... someday. Thanks, ~R
No Serial ports Travelmate 4502lmi Product Description: Acer TravelMate 4502LMi - Pentium M 725 1.6 GHz - 15" TFT Dimensions (WxDxH): 14.2 in x 10.7 in x 1.3 in Weight: 6.4 lbs Localization: English / United States Mobile Technology: Intel Centrino System Type: Notebook Built-in Devices: Stereo speakers Processor: Intel Pentium M 725 1.6 GHz Cache Memory: 2 MB - L2 cache RAM: 512 MB 1280MB (installed) PC2700 - 333 MHz (1 GB stick + 256 MB stick) Card Reader: 3 in 1 Hard Drive: 80 GB 160GB Seagate HDD Optical Storage: DVD±RW - plug-in module Display: 15" TFT active matrix XGA (1024 x 768) - 24-bit (16.7 million colors) Graphics Controller: Intel 855GME Audio Output: Sound card Telecom: Fax / modem - 56 Kbps Networking Network adapter: - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g Wireless NIC: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Input Device: Keyboard, touchpad, scroll button Battery: Lithium ion Average Run Time: 5 hour(s) Travelmate 4001lci Product Description: Acer TravelMate 4001LCi - Pentium M 715 1.5 GHz - 15" TFT Dimensions (WxDxH): 14.3 in x 11 in x 1.5 in Weight: 6.4 lbs Mobile Technology: Intel Centrino System Type: Notebook Built-in Devices: Stereo speakers, wireless LAN antenna Processor: Intel Pentium M 715 1.5 GHz Cache Memory: 2 MB - L2 cache RAM: 512 MB 1280MB (installed) PC2700 - 333 MHz (1 GB stick + 256 MB stick) Hard Drive: 60 80 GB Optical Storage: CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo - integrated Display: 15" TFT active matrix XGA (1024 x 768) - 24-bit (16.7 million colors) Graphics Controller: Intel 855GME Audio Output: Sound card Telecom: Fax / modem - 56 Kbps Networking: Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g Wireless NIC: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Input Device: Keyboard, touchpad, scroll button Battery: Lithium ion Average Run Time: 5 hour(s) Both have Mini PCI slots and 3 USB ports. One of these systems used to have 2 GB and the other had 512 MB so I split the RAM up between the systems. Windows doesn't too much like different sized banks but Linux cares not. The full blown Ubuntu system with 5 or 6 widows open sips about 212 - 275MB so I didn't even set these up with a swap partition. My idea is that these stay Linux boxes but I don't attach any strings to them so what you do with them is up to you. If you wanted to run Windows on them, I'd pick up another 1 GB Stick of PC2700 RAM (~$30) You can also find batteries for these online for around $30. I offer free linux support via this forum and would be glad to help anyone navigate their system. These currently have Ubuntu Linux 10.10 Beta and I'm not going to send them out until I see 10.10 Gold on October 10th. If Gold doesn't fix a few quirks with audio, I'll load Mint 9 which is based off of Ubuntu 10.04. Both are great experiences and great ways to learn some simple Linux stuff.
I'll definitely take the Travelmate 4502lmi! I need a system to play with Unix/linux more since everything at work in Windows based, and my systems at home have Windows 7 Ultimate. Thanks M, Con
Melbo - That's a grand thing you did, and spreading the word about Linux at the same time... That's some good kharma!
