I am reasonably happy with https://plus.google.com/114426467040885780099/; I bought a Lenovo T60 from them which works surprisingly well with the current version of Debian.
On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Larry Bateman <l...@l3sys.com> wrote: > Any distro will still require a ton of updates. I'd suggest finding a place > with an internet connection. > > Regarding a laptop, Today, woot.com has a Lenovo Thinkpad for $299.00. It > comes > with Win 7, but you could blow that away. > > On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Jim Osborn <j...@eskimo.com> wrote: > >> My 17 year old VARstation is dying, to be replaced, someday, with a nice >> Whisperstation from Microway. In the meantime, I was hoping I could go >> to some small set of stores and grab a laptop and a Linux distro and keep >> things going until I figure out just what I want from Microway. >> >> I thought Fry's might be a starting point, but the phone geek said they >> have no Linux distros whatsoever, so that probably saves me a drive to >> Renton. I'd rather drive to Bellingham anyway, if that would help. >> >> Does anyone have any suggestions where one might obtain a Linux-compatible >> laptop, and a distro to install in it. I don't have bandwidth here to >> download much of anything, though I guess I could load up a thumb drive >> at the library if necessary. >> >> TIA, >> >> Jim >> Camano Island, WA >> > > > > -- > Larry M. Bateman, (l...@l3sys.com) > L3 Systems, Inc., PO Box 2954, Redmond, WA 98073 > Tel: (425) 836:5438 Fax: (425) 460-1011
