[Novalug] New Laptop for Linux (SUSE)

Beartooth karhunhammas at Lserv.com
Sun Mar 30 15:54:04 EDT 2008


On Sat, 29 Mar 2008, Michael Hans wrote:

> My wife's desktop has kicked the bucket and she has laid claims 
> on my Mac book pro. As I don't have the funds for another Apple 
> I'd like to go for a Linux laptop.
>
> Any suggestions on a new laptop under 1k that supports XGL and 
> Wireless using Suse or Fedora without allot of headaches.

 	Would you take a refurb? My IBM T42 Thinkpad cost $500; 
runs F8 fine off a thumb drive, and surely should at least as 
well off its own hard drive; and it picks up three wireless 
networks where the old T30 only picked up one -- not counting my 
own, either time.

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