Hello,
About a year ago I picked up an IBM Thinkpad 560
(ultra portable, came out in '96) to experiment with
Linux on.
Because it did not have a builtin CDROM, I had to
learn a lot about Linux, to get started, but I ended up
getting everything to work on it.
My advice is to get a laptop with a builtin CDROM, and
your life will be a bit easier.
John
>From: Kent Pirkle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Budget Laptop for Linux?
>Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 05:29:30 -0500
>
>I'm looking at buying a low cost laptop to run Debian on.
>
>A lot of the big names are making low-end consumer laptops
>in the $1000-$1400 range like the IBM Thinkpad iSeries, the
>Compaq K6 laptops, etc. From the Laptops on Linux page, it
>looks like some folks have had problems getting some of these
>to work under Linux.
>
>I've also seen a lot of refurbished older laptops that were
>higher end models in the $399-$799 range. Usually P133-233 range,
>with 32Mb+, 2GB hard drives, etc. A lot of these seem to have
>more support under Linux because many of the problems have been
>worked out since they came out.
>
>What is the better choice for a Linux laptop? I know Linux can
>make better use of older hardware, but is that a better way to
>go than the low end, cheap new hardware?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Kent Pirkle
>
>
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