On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 03:08:55PM +0000, ed stuckems wrote: > In particular, what should I be looking for to ensure > that I can run linux, and is there anything that I should watch out for > because it will preclude the use of Linux (specific hardware that isn't > supported, etc.) If it's possible, I'd try to buy something with Nvidia graphics hardware. The ATI linux support situation is pretty dismal, especially on laptop hardware. -- "The horror. The madness. The sheer bad taste." - Leigh D. Butler