User Mark M wrote::
Thanks for the many responses.According to ...there's no such thing as a Pentium M at 3 GHz. Wherehave you heard of it? I'm still a bit confused about the alternative processors (P4 M / centrino etc), but http://www.sony.com.au/vaio/catalog/product.jsp?id=PCGK76P says it has a "Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 3.06GHz"
Do do that! Sony Vaio is the most Linux incompatible laptop, don't even think about it.
I will check out the thinkpad as well.
IMHO, IBM is the best. It is made with brand name, well working and widely supported components.
It isn't cheap but it is worth. Best regards -- Mateusz Łoskot, mateusz (at) loskot (dot) net Registered Linux User #220771, Debian (Sarge)