Well Michael I use a GW2000 Solo 2100. Of course they don't even sell this one anymore I bet even though it's barely a year old. I like gateway--I think they're a good balance between value and service. The primary worry with laptops is device support. And it does little good for me to tell you that everything in my laptop works because it seems that all manufacturers like to upgrade the components as fast as new ones are available. I think a good strategy is this:
0) go get the latest issue of "Computer Shopper", this will be your primary reference source in addition to stuff on the Internet 1) decide where you need to be on the Value vs. Confidence level, this is a matter of personal preference 2) find a couple of laptops which fall on V vs. C curve where you live and go through each and every piece of the system to find out *exactly* what's in it. now look at each component (esp. the graphics adapter and sound card) and check the kernel source, the Hardware HOWTO and also the Linux Laptop Page ( http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/ ) to make sure that component is indeed supported. 3) pick one of the laptops which satisified all above requirements based on color, availability of free 2nd day air shipping, and a quick roll of the dice Good luck Michael Meskes wrote: > I'm going to buy a laptop in a month or two. I'd like to know which laptop > does work well with Debian. Since some of you run it on laptops, please tell > me which ones. But keep in mind, I'm buying it privately, so don't tell me > about high priced laptops. :-) > > Michael > > P.S.: Please CC me. I'm not subscibed here. > -- > Dr. Michael Meskes, Project-Manager | topsystem Systemhaus GmbH > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Europark A2, Adenauerstr. 20 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 52146 Wuerselen > Go SF49ers! Go Rhein Fire! | Tel: (+49) 2405/4670-44 > Use Debian GNU/Linux! | Fax: (+49) 2405/4670-10 > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
