Re: Laptop Recommendations?
On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:31:23 -0800
Tim Wescott <tim@wescottdesign.com> wrote:
> I need a new laptop, and if possible I want to get one without
> paying for Windows.
>
> After looking around the web and asking locally, I've found two
> sources of laptops that come new with Linux loaded. One is Linux
> Certified, the other Emperor Linux. Linux Certified has
> name-brand laptops (Lenovo) at very attractive prices. Emperor
> Linux has rebranded laptops at premium prices, but they come very
> highly recommended.
>
> Does anyone have any mileage with either of these vendors?
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations on a distro to use? I've got
> Etch on this machine, and I'm mostly happy with it. At this
> point I'd like to stick with something that has similar
> administration issues, but if there's a distro that's clearly
> better for laptops I'll go with that.
>
> Does anyone have any recent experience, either good or bad, with
> any specific laptops? Should push come to shove I may just put
> the Fry's website up against the listings in linux-laptop.org and
> find a good match, but I'm enough of a newbie that I'd like to
> buy from someone who's put some effort into the selection, first.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> Tim Wescott
This doesn't answer any of your questions, but I'm also looking at
laptops with Linux installed. I've found a couple of other places:
System 76 (I've seen some good reviews)
http://system76.com/index.php/cPath/1?gclid=CLyKjPjxhooCFSLiYAodC0dseg
SWTechnology http://www.swt.com/notebooks.html
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