Hi Ebay can be quite good for laptops.
checkout -http://listings.ebay.co.uk/aw/plistings/list/category16159/index.html --- Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi John, > > Thanks for the good info John. I'll head over to > www.linux-laptop.net and > have a browse about. Yep, all the machines I am > looking at are well over a > year old, so I guess I should be OK. I'll also give > USER2 a try, they have > an Aberdeen branch I believe which would be my > closest one. > > Thanks again for the Info' > > Best Wishes, > > Mike > > RE: Re: [scottish] Laptop - Anythoughts. > On Sunday 24 February 2002 08:12, you wrote: > > On Sat, 23 Feb 2002, Mike wrote: > > > The ones that seem to be available are Toshiba > 'Satellites' and IBM > > > ThinkPads. Does anyone have anythoughts about > the best one to go for > > > with Linux in mind? Or does anyone know of a > reliable seller of used > > > machines? > > > > I have had good experience with USER 2 in > Edinburgh -- South Clerk > > St I think, just along from the cinema going > toward Cameron Toll shopping > > centre. (I don't have any connection with them > other than as a a > > satisfied customer ;-).) > > > > On the other hand, I haven't bought a secondhand > laptop for my own > > use, being fortunate enough to be able to afford a > VAIO for work. I did > > buy one from a friend for a project -- but I have > never had time to treat > > it seriously. I had no problems with Linux on it > (it's a Toshiba I think, > > and ridiculously heavy as were most of its > generation). > > > > Look at www.linux-laptop.net for tons of useful > info and also it > > is worth searching the Usenet comp.linux.* groups > with Google for reports > > of problems and fixes with any machine you think > of buying. Most > > difficulties are with X and are fixed by buying a > machine that is older > > than a year or so, so you ought to be OK. > > > > John. > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > http://www.lug.org.uk > http://www.linuxportal.co.uk > > http://www.linuxjob.co.uk > http://www.linuxshop.co.uk > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.lug.org.uk > http://www.linuxportal.co.uk > http://www.linuxjob.co.uk > http://www.linuxshop.co.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ===== Anand Kumar, coggi.net email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.coggi.net/ phone: 07967 928551 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
