Re: [PLUG] Laptop Recommendations

[Paul <paul@dpagin.net>]

How much does the Virtual PC software cost?  Are more Linux people 
running Macs since the introduction of OS X?  What about Yellow Dog Linux?

I have a Dell Inspiron 8100.  It runs Linux (Red Hat 7.3) and XP.  The 
only real problem is has is battery power management, which is critical 
for mobile use  Between the BIOS, nVIDIA GeForce2 Go video card, and X 
there is something wacky.  Last time I checked, disabling video 
acceleration was one solution to the power management problem. The 8100 
is very sensitive to BIOS updates.

From what I've heard, many Linux people prefer Toshibas.


Christian Hedemark wrote:

> We saw at least as many iBooks at every Triangle Linux Users Group
> meeting, which doesn't count my own TiBook.
>
> And don't forget, with Virtual PC installed on an iBook you can still
> run XP on the Apple (without shutting down OS X)!
>  


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