On Monday 07 October 2002 03:29 pm, Walter Tautz wrote: > built in cdrom and floppy, no stupid docking stations...sony vaio...yikes > better yet a built in dvd drive.... > > needs to be able to run vmware so that windows can be run... > > lightweight, good sized screen, great resolution, > > Probably i386 arch would be the best since I'm not sure VMware > will work on non i386 arch... > > Powersave mode has to work easily in linux..... > > It just has to work without a lot of hassles of looking for obscure > patches.. > > :-) > > price is the least important but it would be nice to not to spend too > much.... not more than 2000US > > Walter
I'm shopping for a laptop that would run Linux perfectly myself. And AFAIK finding such a laptop is not an easy task. My list of requirements is quite a bit longer than yours though, e.g. I want the laptop itself to be reliable, and the tech support to be good. I also wouldn't buy a laptop that does not have a CDRW/DVD combo drive, has less than 32 MB dedicated Video RAM (nVidia or ATI), does not have P4M CPU or DDR266 RAM. (This will essentially be my only computer for a while) If you are on-campus, WiFi is probably a must. If laptop reliability is important to you too, take a look at this survey: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,364590,00.asp http://www.linux-on-laptops.com can also be useful, but if you see someone saying "everything works" without backing that up, do NOT believe him. AFAIK the most reliable, and probably more Linux-compatible than others, are IBM Thinkpads, but I'm not sure if I could live with a Trackpoint (OTOH Ultranav's are heavy and very expensive) Currently, my prime candidate for purchase is Fujitsu Lifebook E-7110, but I'm still looking into details. Cheers, Oleg
