On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:31:23 -0800 Tim Wescott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 -- Raquel ============================================================ The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back. --Abigail van Buren -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]