This is a biased opinion (I do work for HP), but I've been pretty happy with the Compaq Evo laptops. I've got an n400c (running Debian testing) and a colleague has an n800v (running Debian unstable, I think). Even though these have a winmodem, it's at least a Lucent one so I can get a driver for it that does work. With the wireless module attached, it's pretty handy and quite light weight. I haven't tried all the hardware on it yet, but CD-RW, LAN, modem all seem to behave; I haven't messed with ACPI, and the IrDA port is something I'd like to play with sometime. Having 512MB RAM is pretty nice, too. I have no idea what the price will be. I'm not even sure how much mine cost :-). jmarant@nerim.net wrote:
Dominik Woelfl <moeglichkeit@gmx.at> a écrit :hi, ever thought about an acer? i am running a travelmate 610txv. it has nice dimensions (small) and weightsabout 2.5 kg with cd/dvd module.debian is running very well except for the lucent amr winmodem (apm, etc works nice). it is also robust (magnesium protected) and i dropped it a few times withoutharming the laptop.i think it is cheaper than buying an ibm notebook, but i do not know how the new series (630xxx, aspire, etc) work.I'll have a look. Thanks! Cheers, ___________________________________ Webmail Nerim, http://www.nerim.net/
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