researching before possible laptop purchase

["Alice M. Pinard" <dmnsqrl@cybertours.com>]

I'm considering trolling ebay for a cheap laptop. I'm basically interested
in setting up a portable c++ compiler/debugger (work on code on the train
sorta thing).... so I'm mostly thinking of getting something I can slap a
bare-bones debian system (supporting hds, floppies ferinstance, but probably
not networking.. no email, or games) onto

so, here for the FM pointer requests

is there anything I should read that might discuss danger hardware to avoid?
is there anything I should read that might discuss basic laptop hardware
that's easy for debian to deal with?
is there anything I should read before attempting to purchase a laptop that
could help in my decision-making process?
is there anything I should read before installing if I've only ever
installed debian on a desktop computer?

-Alice





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