On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 12:24:09PM -0400, Bart Trojanowski wrote: > * Dan Langille <dan [ at ] langille [ dot ] org> [051017 12:07]: > > On 17 Oct 2005 at 15:08, ed stuckems wrote: > > > > > I'm going to buy my first laptop and I'm looking for advice. While I've > > > purchased desktop systems many times, the laptop is a different kettle of > > > fish (they're not easily upgraded, everything is integrated into the > > > motherboard, etc). 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.) > > > > I have good things to say about IBM ThinkPads. I'm told they tend to > > implement hardware specifications better, in that the device drives > > don't have to be written to work around oddities, quite so much. > > I have to second that. I've had no issues with my 3rd thinkpad. > Everything works with OSS drivers -- even ACPI :) > > They don't look very pretty, but they're built well. The one I dropped on its corner on concrete last March (a different kind of oops) is still working well for me. cheerio, bjb
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