I've bought many used laptops, both with and without OS's, from http://www.usedlaptopsonline.com/ . I've had very good experiences with them. I've had to use the extended warranty on two systems over the years and they stood behind everything 100%. Mark Ring > On 8/1/06, Harv Nelson <harv.nelson at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> what is the current lap top of choice for linux. full debian install. >> of course price will be a prime consideration. I plan to carry it in >> the >> truck and use mostly for mobile Ham radio communications. >> > > I have a new Acer Aspire 5670. Everything except the integrated webcam > works > in Ubuntu. I was running Fedora Core 5 before Ubuntu, and had everything > except the webcam working in that as well. It just took more work to get > it > all going. > > I would recommend using http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/ as a reference, > to > see what laptops work under what distributions. > > -- > Dave Sherman > MCSA, MCSE, CCNA > Linux: Because rebooting is for adding new hardware. > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a free email address at http://www.ippimail.com and support your favorite charity without it costing you a penny. Email for the good guys!