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Re: Linux on notebooks, which one to buy?
Why you're doing this??
Yes, you can buy Dell with Linux pre-installed, but they grab the same
amount of money as the windows version, so its better to buy it as it is,
repartition the disk and install Linux..
Regarding to Installing Linux - come on! its not that hard! there is a web
page with all the notebook known models that work with Linux. - all you
have to do is:
1. Buy the notebook (IBM & Toshiba are very good ones IMHO)
2. Print the web page
3. Install your favourite Linux distribution..
the installation (including tweaking all the things) shouldn't take more
then an hour to 90 minutes.. Those pages already solved all your problems..
Hetz
At 14:26 22/03/2000 +0200, Nathan Fain wrote:
>Hey,
>I'm about to purchase a notebook computer for the sole purpose of putting
>Linux on it. The Q is, which one will give me the least hassle (which is
>something I just don't have the time for right now)?
>
>Currently, in my investigation of this issue, I have found the following....
>
>Sony (which I wanted to get) couldn't tell me jack about support for Linux.
>And I made it very clear to them that I wanted to buy a Sony but wasn't
>going to do so for that sole purpose (That I couldn't know before had as to
>if the hardware would work, in one way or another, in Linux).
>
>Dell sells a laptop with Linux preinstalled. So, I'm guaranteed no hassles
>with getting the hardware working in Linux (which I just don't have the time
>for these days). Problem is that it's $3300+ which is a little pricey for
>me.
>
>In the end, I talked to the people at Apple about the iBook and someone
>there told me what I already knew which was that the iBook does work fine
>with Linux. Also talked to the people at LinuxPPC and they said the same.
>I'm not sure about the external floppy and other devices (will have to
>check) but it sounds good and a completely upgraded iBook with the works is
>around $2200.
>
>Anyway, any experiences that you have had with ease of laptop hardware setup
>with Linux, or lack thereof, is greatly appreciated.
>
>--
>Nathan Fain - nathanf@gurunet.com
>IS Manager - http://www.gurunet.com
>
>"Nice, isn't it, when your guru takes you to the
>mountaintop, rather than making you climb?"
>
>
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