[Wylug-help] Thinkpad

[James Holden (Wylug)]

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Phil Driscoll wrote:
| I'm trying to get hold of a 'non-celeron' IBM ThinkPad on which to run
SuSE 9.
| In a ideal world I would like not to pay the Microsoft tax since it
won't be
| running Windows at all. I found a cracking offer at www.novatech.co.uk
for a
| G40 P4 2.4GHz model at £699 + VAT, but they've run out and don't expect to
| get any more in. I'm all Googled out now and haven't turned up anything in
| stock anywhere other than stuff at prices close to RRP. I may have to
resign
| myself to contributing to uncle Bill's christmas box, but I'd like to
avoid
| that.
|
| Any know a friendly and cheap supplier who might be able to help?
|
| Cheers
| --
| Phil Driscoll

IBM won't supply Thinkpads without Windows. I checked recently with
their main Leeds distributor.

It's a shame really, because Thinkpads make excellent Linux laptops. My
600X is very well supported indeed.

James


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