Re: [PLUG] Linux Compatible Laptop

[Morgan <morgan@morganjones.org>]

I bought a t60 earlier this year.  I'd give the laptop a 10 for build 
quality, size and weight.  It's the best mid-sized (14" screen, cd 
drive, full sized keyboard) laptop I've owned bar none.  It also fits in 
an InCase Apple 13" laptop sleeve.  The track pad is awesome.

I had a Dell D600 as a point of comparison.  Before that I had a Micron 
Transport LT.

I'd give it about an 8 or 9 for Linux support.  The wireless is so-so. 
I just use PCMCIA card.  It sleeps but only wakes up 2/3 times. 
Basically everything else works fine.

Bluetooth works but I haven't done much with it other than probe for 
devices.

Google around, there are a number of how-tos.  I'm running fc5.

I'll be happy to answer specific questions if you have any.

-morgan



W. Chris Shank wrote:
> My laptop is nearing the end of it's life. 3rd hard drive, wireless 
> starting to get flakey, and now the lid clip is broken so i've got 
> velcro holding down the screen down during transport. It's servered me 
> well and surprisingly all the hardware Just Works with Linux, but it's 
> time to get a new one before it dies completely. So I'm starting the 
> search. Linux compatibility is my highest requirement. Second is screen 
> size, followed by weight (lower is better). I realize the last 2 
> requirements are almost mutually exclusive.
>
> Anyone have any good recomendations? I always heard the IBMs were pretty 
> good and compatible, but now that Lenovo is in full swing with them, is 
> that still true? I'd consider Apple, but it seems like they are very 
> expensive. How well does Linux dual boot on them? My current laptop is 
> an Asus whitebook. I'm considering staying with Asus, but I'm not sure 
> how compatible they are now. Just wondering what others are using.
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> W. Chris Shank
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