2009/2/5 John Carter <[email protected]>: > On Thu, 5 Feb 2009, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > >> 2009/2/5 John Carter <[email protected]>: >>> >>> I have totally given up trying to buy a laptop. >> >> How about one of these then? >> >> http://aleutia.com/ >> or >> http://www.linutop.com/linutop2/index.en.html >> or >> http://www.fit-pc.com/new/
> Hmm. Close, very close. Trouble is no battery, no screen, no keyboard.... Indeed, but you said that you had:- "totally given up trying to buy a laptop" So you actually do still want to buy a laptop? My suggestion is to re-orient the mind to so that it allows you to get ex-lease laptops which may have run commercial software in a previous incarnation. You can remove windows by booting a system rescue disc in the 'clean computer' mode - type 'dban' at the boot prompt. Alternatively you might well be able to get machines which were previously under a corporate licence and thus can be bought free of 'contamination'. They do come up from time to time Sorry but you'll have to touch the keyboard just the once while Windows is still installed, but remember that you won't have to actually _run_ any Windows. I have found my T41 ThinkPad runs Linux _perfectly_ and yes it plays the youtube things, DVD discs, and hd avi files perfectly. They are available ex-lease from many sources for just a few hundred dollars. Battery will be nearing the end of it's useful life, but can be replaced easily. HTH -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
