> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 21:48:00 -0500 > From: Nicholas Thompson <nicholas.thompson1 at mchsi.com> > Haven't posted in a bit, anyway, to anyone running any > linux distro on a laptop that fits into these three > categories, could you post the models and experiencs? used > ok, as long as one can be obtained currently ebay for the > same. anyway, whatever i am sleepy sorry for requesting so > much, just any linux laptop recommendations would be cool. Nick, I have to recommend a ThinkPad. It's all I'll buy. Well built, parts priced well and available, and a user community that cannot be topped. ThinkPad mailing list; Linux-ThinkPad mailing list; and thinkwiki.org, a whole site dedicated to getting Linux to run on a ThinkPad. I just went to eBay and searched for completed auctions. In the $375 to $425 range, 379 items came up. T2X, A2x, X2x, G40, even a few 600X (modded). >From $650 to $750, 186 came up. X3x, T3x, T40, T42, R51, etc. Any new ThinkPad is going to be a luxury. Myself? My wife and I both use a 600X (PIII). I got a 560E for a buck (166 PMMX). Needs a keyboard, that I bought NEW for $8. I got a 570 (333 PII) for $40, just missing a hard disk. The 560E, 570 and my 600X all have Linux. (The 600X has Windows XP too.) Chris