Re: IBM Thinkpad or a Toshiba?
I have been very happy with a Thinkpad 1472, especially the 3 button
mouse. The only drawback so far is the apm - suspend works, but not
hibernate; and suspend is only good for about 8 hours before the
battery runs out.
-Jim Jensen jensen@computer.org
>>>>> "Adam" == Adam Shand <larry@alaska.net> writes:
>> A friend is thinking of buying a new laptop and putting Debian on
>> it. Have you any recommendations on which one to get? He is
>> currently vacillating between getting the IBM Thinkpad and getting
>> a Toshiba.
Adam> i am very happy with my thinkpad 390 (make sure you get the one
Adam> without the neomagic sound stuff, because sound doesn't work
Adam> properly with that chipset). also the sony vaio's are very nice
Adam> if you want a light weight solution.
Adam> i'm also getting increasingly tempted by the apple stuff that
Adam> is available though i haven't played with the ppc stuff much
Adam> yet.
Adam> adam.
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