I've had similarly positive experiences with the Thinkpad/SuSE combination. I'm running an A41 Thinkpad dual-booted with SuSE 8.2 and Windows 2000. I find that I spend most of my time using the Linux persona. Everything works - no fuss, no muss, no bother, even the integrated wireless.
-dan.
David Boyes wrote:
I hope this doesn't upset anybody. But I am considering getting a Laptop. Of course, I am only interested in one running Linux/Intel. But most vendors are "suggesting" Windows XP. I've only found a couple of Linux laptop vendors (ASA Computers and EmperorLinux). And their prices are in the "premium" range. It almost looks like it would be less expensive to buy a "normal" laptop and just install Linux myself.
It will be cheaper to do it yourself.
My suggestion:
Buy a refurb Thinkpad from IBM's store on eBay and put SuSE 9 on it. There are a bunch of T2x class ones there at the moment, and the SuSE 9 package has drivers for all the devices (even those bloody WinModems).
Works like a champ -- a T22 with decent disk, DVD drive, internal modem/ethernet and 256M of RAM goes for about $400. I had no trouble with the install; it recognized everthing perfectly (in fact this message is being typed on it).
-- db
David Boyes Sine Nomine Associates
