On Sat, 2001-11-17 at 02:21, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 09:51:13PM -0800, Jeff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Mark Seven Smith, 2001-Nov-16 15:52 -0800: > > > Someone recently pointed me towards eBay regarding my video card > > > delimma; but when I considered the matter, what I *really* want, is > > > a LAPTOP, than I can use from bed (i have some health difficulties) > > > for learning Linux, and doing a lot of paperless reading... > > > > > > What sort of a laptop should I look for, in terms of what is really > > > compatible with Linux, and especially DEBIAN? > > > > > > There are decent offers for IBM ThinkPads, for instance (Such as an > > > offer for an "IBM Thinkpad 560X, P233, 24XCD, 96MB, 4GB,56k", > > > $113.50 (two of 'em like this)). > > > > > > Suggestions? > > > > > > TIA, > > > > I'm on the debian-laptop dist list and have seen some positive posts > > regarding that IBM system. From what I read, the IBM laptops in > > general are pretty solid laptops with good Linux support. You > > shouldn't have too much trouble getting everything working on it. > > Plus, the price seems pretty darn good. That's more than enough > > system for what you want to use it for. > > I'm going to second the ThinkPad recommendation. Damned solid hardware, > I've been playing with some older models -- 600x and a 560. If you > can't shell out for a new system, a refurbed older one (shoot for 1-2 > years back) will be nice, and a 500-800 MHz CPU is more than adequate > firepower. > > The feel is far more solid than the unit I picked up (for about half the > price) from TuxTops. Having gone down the "return for service" route, > I'm quite disappointed with the service provider. $60 for shipping, and > no system for a week and a half, truculent service at best from Arm > Computer. Compare to a 48-hour turnaround for a friend with a ThinkPad > recently. Go IBM!
Typing this on a T-22. bought it at http://www.ebaystores.com/ibm this is direct from IBM. The motherboard was having problems where it would only work if it was plugged in. Called them on a tuesday, they had a box for me on wed, FedEx picked it up Wed at 5pm, it was waiting for me at 10am Friday morning. ibm's ebay store is tremendous. I bought it there, because it was cheaper than buying it using my IBM employee discount! shaya
