On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 01:06:36 -0600 "K B" <kcbnac at myrealbox.com> wrote: > I'm looking to purchase a new laptop/notebook computer...Needs to run > XP Pro for college (their requirements) > > However, I would also love to run Linux on it - just about any distro > (mainly Mandrake, Fedora, Debian, others welcome as well) > > What companies out there either: > > A) Sell laptops preconfigured w/Linux (windows too) > I know they're out there...can't remember the sites though. > B) Sell laptops that work fairly well w/Linux > I know Dell and IBM both often work with it...what others > do? > > I'm looking in the $cheap-~$1750 range...any suggestions guys? > > Thanks everybody! First I would consider which laptops have the least general problems. Check out consumer reports on what catches your eye and read up to weed out potential hardware issues. Maybe a particular model catches your eye, but reports are that the battery gets flaky after a few months. Linux will work on most anything, with some patience. Mainstream models tend to have more standardized hardware than some no-name models. Check out specs on your potential buy for chipsets. Google is your friend. My personal preference: IBM Thinkpads. I bought a refurb A30p off ebay and love it. Swapped put an A31p mobo and now it's a P4. Easy to work on, pretty standard hardware. -- -Kevin Hinze rudie at rudie.net | rudie at sihope.com hinz0047 at tc.umn.edu | http://rudie.net _______________________________________________ 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