I've got a Compaq Armada 700 that was a breeze to install.  ONE thing to
avoid.  SiS chipsets.  Despite the companies willingness to acknowledge
Linux and even have downloads for the drivers (sorta) on the website. 
I've never gotten a box that uses them to run right.  Others may have.
butI haven't had the luck.

James


On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 16:00, Richard Tango-Lowy wrote:
> I second the IBM Thinkpad recommendation. I've been running on an A22p
> for months. Easy install and everything works. I just installed on a new
> R31. Everything worked out of the box.
> 
> I particularly like Thinkpads because they hold up well to my rough
> handling. :-)
> 
> Rich
> 
> On Tue, 2002-10-15 at 19:04, Lonnie Borntreger wrote:
> > On Tue, 2002-10-15 at 16:34, Vincent Meyer, MD wrote:
> > >   I'm finally at a point where I can retire the Gateway Solo 9100 I've
> > > been using for the last few years.  It's the machine I use for both my
> > > day-to-day work and for cooker.  Now comes the fun of selecting a new
> > > laptop to replace it.  Suggestions from the cooker participants would
> > > be greatly appreciated.  If this is considered too far off topic, feel
> > > free to answer off list.
> > 
> > As long as you're running cooker, I don't think it's off-topic.
> > 
> > Anyway, to answer your real question.  I've been running cooker on an
> > IBM T23 for 4 months now without a hitch.  Sound, video, dvd, etc. all
> > work perfectly (initial install with 8.2, then made the switch to
> > cooker).  I haven't "installed" 9.0, so I don't know if there are any
> > glitches with that.
> > 
> > 
> > TTFN, 
> > Lonnie Borntreger
> > 
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