Hi, If you are looking for a machine for doing e.g. model building with coot, I would look for one with "dedicated graphics memory" and try to avoid anything with integrated graphics (nvidia & ati are pretty good). Hardware wise, I have always found sony systems pretty easy to put Linux on (I use SuSE, but I anticiate that most are fairly straightforward) and any laptop you but today should have enough "grunt" to perform almost all crystallography tasks. The dual core (core duo?) systems are pretty neat in that regard. Finally, have you thought about the mac laptops? From what I can see you have the advantage that the system comes ready for doing "real work" on (e.g. you don't have to fiddle with getting linux working) and stuff like wireless works out of the box as well. Hope this helps, Graeme
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of shivesh kumar Sent: 30 November 2006 04:07 To: [email protected] Subject: [ccp4bb]: laptop for ccp4i Dear all, For installing CCP4i and CNS and other graphics program which laptop I should buy.Whether it should be of linux operating system of any other.How about HP pavillion.Any suggestion is welcome. Thanx in advance. S
