> Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 01:06:36 -0600 > From: "K B" <kcbnac at myrealbox.com> > 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? Add me to the list of ThinkPad bigots. I won't buy anything else. I've had a 750P, 760LD, 600X, and two 600E's. I'm drooling over the new X40. My 600X has XP Pro and Fedora Core 1. Fedora installed perfectly and recognized every device with no prompting. Now if I could only get my LinkSys WPC54G working! Besides being built like freakin' tanks, they still release drivers for OLD OSes, and I've seen BIOS updates on machines that are TEN YEARS OLD. Parts are widely available and much cheaper than the rarer brands. Look at eBay for laptop parts and IBM and Dell stick out from the number of auctions. IBM has made a serious commitment to Linux, but it's hard to tell lately. They used to sell some models with Linux pre-installed. You can get most of the newer machines through sales outlets with no OS installed, but it's usually cheaper to bundle it all in. Chris Schumann _______________________________________________ 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