Part of your evaluation should include seeing if the knoppix CD will boot and detect everything on a laptop you're about to purchase.
Don't buy from any shop that won't let you try your knoppix disk. yuri >I'm considering buying a laptop, if my finances will stretch. My sole >requirement (beyond the obvious things everyone wants, like >reliability and *as much power as possible*) is that it run linux >well, although a DVD drive would be nice also. > >I'm in Canada at the moment, as you may know, but it sounds like I >*might* be coming back for a couple of weeks at the end of November, >so it's possible that I might be able to get something in NZ if >something good crops up. > >However, mostly at this stage I'd like brand/model >recommendations. Is it worth considering the second-hand market? > >I guess I was hoping to spend not much more than $1,100 CAD, which is >around the $1,500 NZD mark. > >Andrew. >
