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 > > > -- > ars Cognita Richard Tango-Lowy > --------------------- > President > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 603 424-0713
