> Heather wrote: > > > Improve the criteria please, do you mean "current models I can buy with > > a manufacturer's warranty" ? Also what sort of "friendly" features are > > you looking for? > > Sorry I was a bit fuzzy on that one. A new one. PIII-800 Mhz or around > there. Right now it's a standoff between Dell and Toshiba... That's vendors, not features, but it should be really easy to find something with a fast CPU. > > LAPTOP Magazine, lists in its charts at the back a number of vendors > > including a column showing their sound chip and video chip. These might > > not be at the level of detail we'd really enjoy but if you've been keeping > > up one which chipsets are a pain, it could keep you out of trouble. > > Cool I'll check this out.
Yes, I found it useful for telling me which systems don't even have IR on them anymore. > > Also, some vendors actaully preload with Linux - while admittedly these > > are usually RedHat, you can look at the configs, copy off any modules > > or services that support proprietary annoyances, and then use them in > > your debian kit. Or be an RH/Debian dual boot :D > > Any vendor in particular (I'm in Canada) > > Thanks! > Yannick Vendors right off the top of my head: Ascentia (sp?), Imperial, Kachinatech (but the model they sell is far slower than you want), Dell if you twist their arm, ARM Computer. I'm sure there are a few more, maybe I'll bother to look at the hardware howto and narrow it down sometime. It looks like the site http://www.linuxareus.com/preloadedlinux.htm is maintained by a Canadian. Lots more stuff there than I have time to look into at the moment (though I bookmarked it). Good luck. * Heather Stern * star@ many places...
