Hi all,
For the last 3 years of so I have had an Apple iBook running Linux
about 99% of the time. Before that I had a Compaq M300 which only
ran Linux.
A recent software upgrade of Mac OSX on the iBook stopped sleep/
resume and CPU frequency scaling from working. This has been a real
PITA which means I am now looking for a new laptop and for obvious
reasons Apple is not an option this time.
I'd really like to go for a vendor that is willing to pre-install
Linux and I have looked at:
http://www.vgcomputing.com.au/
but they really don't have anything that fits my needs.
Here's what I'm after, with the highest priorities at the top.
- Working sleep/resume (ie close lid -> sleep, open -> resume)
- 12 or 14 inch screen
- 1280 pixels or better horizontal resolution
- 60G or larger drive
- 1Gig ram
- Ethernet
- Wireless (source code driver)
- USB
- Decent sound in and out.
- External (preferred) CDROM drive.
- Good battery life
- Availability of external long life battery.
- Firewire
Does anyone have any recommendations on machines and/or vendors?
TIA,
Erik
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