[Wylug-discuss] Re: Linux on laptop

James Holden wylug at jamesholden.net
Thu Jan 20 23:04:38 GMT 2005


Indeed. Thinkpads are excellent Linux machines. My 600X works perfectly
in every respect, including all the power management (eg: suspend to
disk) and the internal modem.

James

On Thu, 2005-01-20 at 16:46 +0000, Richard Ibbotson wrote:
> Hi
>
> > I am about to buy a laptop and plan to use only Linux on it! I
> > experienced a lot of hassle with the support of components and
> > features by Linux, so does anyone give me an advice which brand
> > which laptop goes best? Maybe someone has got already really good
> > experience with a specific model!?
>
>
> IBM have improved a lot recently and the price has gone down.
>
> http://www.pc.ibm.com/europe/thinkpad/compare/en/thinkpad.html?uk
>
>   I'm a Clevo fan - http://www.clevo.com.tw/ - really nice ATI
> graphics cards.  Panasonic and Sony seem to be the best but you might
> have to sell the house to get one :)  My usual advice is not to buy a
> new one.  Get them second hand from Ebay or ....
>
> http://www.sterlingxs.co.uk/
>
> for example :)
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> --
> Richard
>
> www.sheflug.co.uk
>
>
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