On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 21:15:58, Arindam Basu wrote:
> Hi All: > > I am planning to buy a notebook computer. A concern > is, for some time now, I may have to use a dial-up (in > addition to a high speed connection)access to the > Internet, so I need a laptop that can connect to the > Net using a regular phone line. Most laptops come with a modem built in (Thinkpad T42, T42p, Dell 8100 from personal experience) > Also, in your opinion, what are some of the > best notebooks in the market that work well with Linux > as OS? How about Thinkpad R series? My vote is for Thinkpads - I have a T42p - rock solid. Works more or less out of the box with Linux - and some features that don't work right out of the box are easily fixable. > Or Dell notebooks > (say Inspiron 6000)? Dells are nice (generally cheaper) but their build quality is tacky and they are bricks. Rajarshi Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://jijo.cjb.net> -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
