>>>>> "Jason" == Jason Reynolds <jreynolds5 at mn.rr.com> writes: Jason> I have found that http://www.linux-laptop.net/ has a nice Jason> list of how to load linux on different Jason> laptops. http://www.linux.org/hardware/laptop.html may also Jason> have some information for you. I'm sure you found those Jason> using google, but thought I would list them anyway. I found Jason> them usefull when loading linux on my Dell Inspiron 8000. I Jason> remember hearing about some emachine laptop that was Jason> inexpensive <$900 and ran linux without much Jason> difficulty. Hope you find yourself a killer laptop. Jason> I have been wanting to get a Alienware laptop for quite Jason> some time now. I think it would make a killer gaming system Jason> / Linux powerhorse. I'd love to hear more about this. I've had the exact opposite experience with linux-laptop.net. My experience is that by the time there's a good entry in that chart, the hardware is no longer available for purchase :-( Or, if you're particularly lucky, the model numbers have stayed constant, but the giblets of the laptop have changed. :-( :-( Any guides to being able to buy hardware that someone's really been successful with? The preinstalled linux laptop vendors seem way expensive, and many of them seem to make their own hand-hacked distros that they don't keep especially up-to-date with reinstall disks, security patches, etc. I'm limping along using Mandrake on my Gateway, but since standby and swsuspecd don't work right (ATI video drivers get porked), it's only useful when I get to sit somewhere for a long time. more a luggable than a laptop... R _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list