RE: adultery (was: Toshiba Laptop X server woes / Laptops)

["BABA Yoshihiko" <baba_yoshihiko@example.com>]

I agree about IBM. They are known for supporting Linux and have some 
business deal with SuSE. I am not sure about Dell, but can expect it.  From 
my expericen, HP Omnibook has some weird video card or something else and I 
haven't run X successfully yet.
>
>possibly a big reason I've had so much success with laptops and linux is
>that I've bought laptops with the intent of running Linux, not bought the
>laptop and then later decided to put linux on it.
>
>ie, I did research before buying, on what laptops can and cannot run Linux
>well :)  I realize, however, that not everyone has this luxury.
>
>I'll say this, though - Dell makes one hell of a laptop, and they use
>quality components in them, and they work with Linux well...
>
>-----------------------------------------------------
>Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com>
>Senior Technical Consultant - UNIX and Networking
>Taos, the Sysadmin Company - Santa Clara, CA
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jonathan Q [mailto:jq@example.com]
>Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 9:45 PM
>To: tlug@example.com
>Subject: Re: adultery (was: Toshiba Laptop X server woes / Laptops)
>
>
>Peter Evans (peter@example.com) wrote:
>
> > Any brands or models to be avoided or searched out?
>
>My experiences with Thinkpads has been terrific.  Light, cool, and
>extremely reliable.  Also, you can get B5-sized Thinkpads that have
>full-sized keys (we have a Thinkpad 240 at work and it's very
>easy to type on).
>
>You probably already know about the Linux-on-Laptops site, but this
>is the place to go to check others' experience with installing on
>a given model before you buy it:
>
>http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/
>
> > That certainly sounds more cheering! (But perhaps the success is thanks
> > in part to avoidance of the crappy alternatives.)
>
>
>Avoiding crappy alternatives is important :-)
>
>Jonathan
>


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