On Saturday 04 October 2003 09:18 am, Joel Hammer wrote: > I need to buy a laptop in the next week for a trip. I don't think I can > get a laptop loaded with linux during that time so I will likely just get > an XP machine and either remove XP or dual boot it sometime down the road. > > So, my question, any laptop suggestions that would play well with linux? > > And, if so, which flavor of linux? > > I think I should get a wireless enabled laptop, too. > >
You got a lot of suggestions on this one, Joel, but no one suggested Panasonic. If you are into really working with your notebook, like taking them to construction work sites, etc, Panasonic makes a toughbook series that is just about indestructable. I saw one demonstrated one time where the sales rep slid a closed laptop off a desk onto the concrete apron at poolside. He did this over and over again during his sales pitch. At the end of the speech he dipped it into the pool and opened... it proceded to boot and work perfectly. Try that with your run of the mill laptop... ;') The last I looked, these were still being built, a bit tough to loacate, not real cutting edge technology... maybe 1gig p4... and could be bought state side for under a couple of grand. Although not sold as being linux compatible, there wasn't anything in them that wouldn't work with peguin power. :') Try: http://www.panasonic.com/toughbook Cheers. -- ****************************************************************************** Registered Linux User Number 185956 http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&safe=off&group=linux Join me in chat at #linux-users on irc.freenode.net This email account no longers accepts attachments or messages containing html. 10:42am up 4 days, 14:35, 7 users, load average: 0.00, 0.02, 0.00 _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://smtp.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
