> Hi, > > I'm new to the list (a few days), and I'm sure you get this question > often, but I figured I'd ask for some advice. I'm about to buy a new > laptop, and would like to maximize the hardware that will work, and > minimize the gotchas. I've been perusing linuxhardware.net a fair > bit, and there is good info, but, of course it's a bit old - and I'm > looking at mid-high range laptops - so they've got lots of newish > hardware. > > Right now, I'm thinking primarily of getting a Dell Lattitude CPx or > Inspiron 8000, or a Sony Vaio PCG. > > Good choices? I've got Debian running on a Winbook XL, which went > fairly smoothly (although I haven't gotten the sound to work yet.) > > Any advice would be appreciated - also I'd like to hear about any > other notebooks people really like. > > tia, > > Michelle
<plug> Well, you could buy a debian laptop from Tuxtops... http://www.tuxtops.com/ </plug> Kenneth Harker's site about Linux on Laptops ought to give a good sense of which hardware is an annoying and insane effort, versus what ought to do alright. But I have definitely found that two things that you can't really change out (without ruining the spirit of getting a laptop, to carry more computer in less space) is the video and the keyboard. So if you have a store you can go to, to get your hands on these things, and let your eyeballs see if you can stand its idea of white... you should *defininitely* do that. Failing that, make sure you buy from a vendor that has a good return policy. Enjoy * Heather Stern * star@ many places...
