2010/1/18 Daniel Dalton <d.dal...@iinet.net.au>: > Hi all, > > I'm having great difficulty in finding a laptop suitable for my > needs. I'm vision impaired and a student, so primarily will use the machine > for > school, and at home. > > Here is what I'm looking for: good debian linux support, including wifi, > ethernet, sound, and the general hardware of the machine. > I'm looking for something fairly recent, so I've got half a chance at > locating one in Australia, but any suggested models would be greatly > appreciated. I'm looking for something with a core 2 duro around 1.6 > ghz or more, and I want something with really good battery life, perhaps > 5 hours or more. I have about $1,000 to spend give or take. Finally, I'm > going to be carrying it around school every day, so portability is > important to me. > > So basically it must have: > - Good debian support including wiffi > - core 2 duro 1.6 ghz or more > - Good battery life 5 hours or more. > > I've been looking mainly at lenovo, hp, del, acer and maybe tosheba. > > Any suggested models would be greatly appreciated. >
Dan, you should definetely ask the computer retailers in your area about Debian (or just mention Linux) support on the laptop. Even though chances are slim that they will bother making a recomendation, if we do not let them know that there exists a Debian / Linux market then they will never offer Debian-compatible laptops for sale. Right now we are at the stage where we must let them know that we even exist. Good luck! -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-laptop-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
