I am going to buy a laptop for the purpose of running Linux - either a 12" iBook or a 12" PowerBook. Which in your opinion is better for running Linux?
I get impression that video support is much better on the iBook, because it has a Radeon with open source drivers, while the PowerBook has a NVidia for which there are no drivers available. Is this correct? I am leaning towards the PowerBook, because it is slightly faster, but if there is no video display then obviously that is a show stopper. Also I have read reviews that claim the PowerBook is less rugged and more likely to be damaged in a fall than the iBook - is this true? Does sleep mode work on either of them? Finally can either of them do external VGA output? I have seen the instructions at http://www.mockies.de/main.php?seite=linuxdocs&tab=5&lang=en but these are for an old G3 and I don't know whether they still work on a current G4. -- Richard
