Search here: 1] The Linux Compatible laptop list http://www.linuxcompatible.org/compatlistcat44.html
2] The database at Phoronix www.phoronix.com/lch/ A friend of mine says that Hewlett Packard notebooks are generally compatible with gnu/linux. Beware of buying 'blind'. You might end up with a laptop where the webcam and the card reader will not work. That can be a piss-off, though the rest of the hardware will work fine. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
