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Re: [PLUG] laptop/notebook recommendations
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-----Original Message-----
>From: "Jason"<jcostom@gmail.com>
>Sent: 9/12/05 8:17:17 PM
>To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List"<plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
>Subject: Re: [PLUG] laptop/notebook recommendations
>
>On 9/12/05, Bill Patterson <patterson@computer.org> wrote:
>> What would the readers of this list recommend for a laptop/notebook
>> computer that could dualboot Windoze and Linux?
>
>Any of the Thinkpad T40/41/42/43 line would be great. My T40 runs
>great under SuSE Pro 9.3. Bluetooth, Wifi (ipw2100) all work great.
>Display works very nicely at 1400x1050.
>
>It's a very nice solution, IMHO.
>
>My company recently issued me a T43, which also boots up Knoppix quite
>nicely (I left the corp xp pro image installed, after all, it IS for
>work). My old work T40 took a nasty spill - the concrete floor seemed
>to be about the only thing that could kill that T40, which is why I
>got the T43..
There is a Linux Laptops site that has a compatiblity matrix. (I don't have the URL handy, sorry.)
Also, my IBM R41 works flawlessly. I have a Belkin G mode wireless card for connectivity.
SLAX and Knoppix work great.
Kam Salisbury
http://salisburyfamily.us
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