[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jonne) writes: > I have a very brief question. I'm not that familiar at all with > Debian, I used it a while back, although not a lot, and I certainly > qualify as a GNU/Linux neophyte. Enough with the introduction. > Anyway, I've as of yet never used Debian on a laptop, and I'm > looking into picking up laptop computer, and I'm wondering if you > have any suggestions as to what I might want to pick up -- more > along the lines of manufacturers whose computers work well with the > latest version of Debian, rather than just the latest spiffy models, > since I'm not sure what I can afford.
I have used Debian on a Thinkpad 570 and its replacement the Thinkpad X20, both ultrathin models with no diskette drive, no CD drive or extra stuff at all. The X20 is slightly lighter and has a smaller screen, but keeps the resolution of 1024x768. I like the integrated NIC (Intel EtherExpress Pro, I believe) on the X20 and I believe that the modem on the X20 might be a real one, not a WinModem. I haven't used it, so I don't really know or care anymore, but my current dmesg (run under OpenBSD on the X20) says: "Xircom MiniPCI Modem" rev 0x00 at pci0 dev 10 function 1 not configured -- Mikael "MC" Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Temple of the Moby Hack Gnu^H^Hun for hire. E-mail me.
