Check www.linux-laptop.net. It has'war stories' sorted by manufacturer and model. I use it to guide my own purchases.
My prior two computers were Toshiba Satellites. Mandrake installed painlessly on them. If you're new to Linux, you may want to buy something like Partition Magic or Partition Commander to partition the hard drive for you. > > I am very very new to Linux, and hoping to buy a laptop that is most > compatible with Debian. Could anyone please provide me with comments on > Debian > GNU/Linux and Toshiba laptops (or more specifically Tecra S1 1.4 GHz) > compatability, and perhaps suggest which laptop I might consider apart from > Toshiba. > > Once I buy a laptop, I am planning to partition its hard drive so I could use > both Windows XP and Debian. Are there any special specifications > or configerations of the laptop that I should look for when I shop around? > > Thank you very much folks. > > Cheers > > Tempo
