On Monday 13 March 2006 22:13, Michael Schurter wrote: > I know I've seen lots of posts on this before, so I'm sorry for asking > the same questions over and over. > > Someone just asked me what the ideal laptop would be to purchase to > install Debian Linux onto. The main thing is WiFi support and good > quality. Don't need lots of storage or a super fast processor, but > basic 3D support would be nice. > > I've seen lots of posts on here about wireless cards not working, so > thats what I'm the most concerned about. I'd go for centrino books because intel is being really open source friendly... or so I heard.
> > I've heard of lots of people running Linux on IBM Thinkpads, but I can't > seem to purchase one from Lenovo without Windows. There are companies selling laptops sans-Windows. Actually I was on three different websites of such companies recently, but I have no link and do not know where I got it. > Do any of the major laptop manufactures sell laptops without OSes > installed? no major ones. Smaller ones/resellers *might* be worth a try. Be sure to compare prices and compatibility probability if you think about getting a laptop without windows as well, of course ;) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]