On Thursday 17 April 2003 06:53 am, Jim Crumley wrote: > Does anyone have any recommendation for laptops to use with > Linux? > > Some of my considerations are as follows: > Harware that can be made to work with Linux is essential. If > it has a software modem that won't work it's not the end of > the world, but still a minus. > Weight doesn't really bother me. > Sturdy is a plus - I have been known to drop things. > Large screen size would be nice - probably 15 inches. > Linux pre-installed would be great. No OS is ok. I'd really > like to avoid the Windows tax. > A well respected brand would be nice. As would something > local. > I prefer trackpoints to trackpads, but as far as I can tell IBM > forces you to choose one type of Windows or another. > > Has anyone gotten a laptop from any of the smaller Linux > specialist dealers online? In particular, Los Alamos Computers > http://www.laclinux.com/ has caught my eye. I prefer Thinkpads, too. I have had the best success with them over the years. I have dropped them, had them fall off of my bicycle at 16-17 mph and they have always "just worked." I currently have 20 of them deployed in the field (unfortunately all W2K) and have had only one with a problem--its HD died. IBM overnited a replacement drive, I restored from CDs, imported the certificates and back in business... I haven't had a chance to install Linux on any of them yet (I need to take the spare home...), but I just got rid of an i series that was running Linux very nicely. -- Thanks, James Spinti jspinti at dartdist dot com 952-368-3278 ext 396 fax 952-368-3255 _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list