hi there i've been a linux devotee for quite a few years now and recently went through this process myself.
i can certainly recommend the IBM thinkpad to you - the T42 series are stable and built very solidly...my older laptop was an IBM and it lasted a long time and was never a problem with hardware faults etc etc...i know a number of redhat employees who use the t42p and love it none others with intel processors are built as well - the linux compatibility question isnt really an issue... having said this i actually recently ended up buying a powerbook (apple) and haven't looked back since..another very solid piece of hardware... consider it ... osx is a beaut OS and well worth exploring...i work as a unix admin and use osx for ... well ... everything my two cents...good luck! -Abhinav On 5/15/05, Gareth Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/15/05, Rob Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Greetings, > > I could suggest what to avoid. I bought a new Fujitsu Siemens which has > > pathetic online support, a virtually worthless worldwide guarantee, very > > poor and limited bios setup facility and no updates in the 12 months > > since I bought it, so I shall be avoiding this make in future. It works > > well with SuSE but not so good with Ubuntu and not that well with Win XP. > > > > I always found IBM Thinkpads good. I wish I had paid a bit more and > > bought one. > > Thanks for the heads-up :) > Although I am looking to buy something second hand, so not too > concerned about support or guarantees, but I'll be sure to stay clear > of the Fujitsu Siemens anyhow. > > I think I'll try to find a Thinkpad if I can... > > Cheers, > Gareth > -- Abhinav Keswani
