Mark, Speaking for myself, I run a dual-boot IBM ThinkPad 1400 series, and the COL 2.4 install went without a hitch. I am very new to Linux, and it was something of a relief to have such an easy install. I did consult the Linux for Laptops website: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/ which had several links to ThinkPad-related installation help. I highly recommend checking there just to see what sorts of issues people have had when installing on their various laptops. If you decide to buy a pre-installed laptop, then of course it may not be an issue -- unless you decide to make any changes or update your system :-) Anyway, good luck. With your stated experience, I think you should have no trouble at all. Dave Mark Phillips wrote: > A couple of related questions: > > 1. If I got a Dell Inspiron 7500 preloaded with Windows (and with, > say, a 20GB hard drive), and then tried to install Linux on it > myself, can anyone tell me what kind of experience I'd be in > for? I've installed Linux on a lot of desktops and servers but > never any laptops, so I'm OK with putzing with it a bit, but if > it'll take me a week to get X up and running, for example, then > I'd rather pay someone else to do it. Also, I don't want to > have to spend a lot of time in advance checking and > double-checking the specs to make sure that all the hardware > will work with Linux. > > 2. Does anyone have any experience with support from some of the > other Linux laptop companies, such as ASL or Tuxtops? Are > they dependable? Can I be confident that they'll still be around > to service the thing if it develops problems in a couple of years? > > I'd appreciate hearing any thoughts about any of these things. Thanks! > > --Mark > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org