> I have a IBM Thinkpad A20m and its the perfect notebook for me. Its
> running Debian 2.2 Potato. Stay away from the 3com network interface,
> I know my A20m uses an Intel EtherPro 10/100 and it works perfect. I
> am not sure if Intel EtherPro 10/100 = EtherJet. If you go to the
> IBM web site they have detail technical specs. Also a good way to
> guarantee Linux Compatibility is to pick the Thinkpad model with linux
> preinstalled. The screen is incredible and I have an older model! Thinkpads
> are expensive but worth the investment.
Buying a mchine with Linux pre-installed gives you two things:
1) they know you're a linux user... stand up and be counted :>
2) you get the configs from the setup that they put in there.
even if you swap it out later for a different distro.
As for "expensive but worth the investment"... I have a thinkpad which is
okay... and I won't say "nothing to write home about" since its floppy bay
was a lemon. IBM fixed it 3 times (very friendly staff) and it lasted longer
each time but ... eventually, I gave up on that floppy bay, got an external
one. And I know if I ever want to reinstall from scratch I have to just
disassemble it, this takes less time than mailing the box to IBM.
A brand name is no guarantee of quality. It may mean they try harder when
they have a rep to defend, but you still have to take your chances on the
parts inside.
I think our friend is very wise to ask which of the ethergadgets he should
trust best before buying one.
* Heather Stern * star@ many places...
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