[oops, forgot to mention - beware the dreaded gmail reply-to. I'll copy these two messages back to the list in case they're of use to someone else in future...]
On 5/15/05, Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm extremely happy with my tosh satellite 5205 - although you'll never > get the firewire to work - the bios is well locked down and no good. > Don't use the dialup so can't tell you if it works, and it has no > wireless/bluetooth. Sound's stunning and the cd writer works fine. > > I'm working on an Asus wide screen at work - couldn't tell you the > model. Unfortunately it's only in my spare (ho ho!) time, so I haven't > got the wireless or bluetooth working yet. Everything else does though. On 5/16/05, Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got a R40 ThinkPad off TradeMe about 7 months ago, and am very pleased with > it. $1200 + freight from Auckland, and the escrow agent's fee. They are > cheaper now. > > I'm very pleased with it, & it runs Linux like a charm. > > It was either the T/P or an Apple OS/X + linux machine. > I chose the T/P basically because IBM are into Linux. > I've tossed out XP. > > The later models run cooler, but are more trouble to to get the kernel > correct. > > There are drivers for the internal Winmodems. Thanks for your input Steve, Chris, and Abhinav :-) It depends what I can afford, but I think I'll definitely try to get a Thinkpad if I can. Cheers, Gareth
