On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, Dr. Joel M. Hoffman wrote:
> I've decided I want a new laptop, as small as possible provided I can
> still type on it (the libretto is out!). My first round of research
> suggests two possibilites:
>
> Sony Viao
> Toshiba Protege
>
> So I have three questions:
>
> 1. Will I have any trouble running Linux on either of these?
>
> 2. What do people think of these two?
>
> 3. Are there other models I should consider? What I want is
> something as small and light as possible, with as much battery life as
> possible. Computing power is irrelevent. A modem is a must. Screen
> quality is of secondary importance. (I'll use it mostly to type, and
> I know what I'm typing....)
I had a Vajo last week for testing. Everything worked out of the box. It's
small, light and it's the only laptop i know with a real modem (no
winmodem).
Vajo is a good choice.
Toshibas are sometimes problematic. At least the ToPic controller.
ciao, christian
