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Linux on notebooks, which one to buy?



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
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"Nice, isn't it, when your guru takes you to the
mountaintop, rather than making you climb?"


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