on Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 09:51:13PM -0800, Jeff (jcoppock1@home.com) 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! Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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