Laptop Suggestions

[Greg Rundlett]

On 8/24/05, Kenneth E. Lussier <klussier at comcast.net> wrote:
> Howdy all,
> 
> I'm looking for an extremely Linux-friendly laptop to set up as a
> traveling demo system. The laptop has to have a wireless card, as I will
> need it to run in ad-hoc mode so that it can act as a wireless AP for
> other devices.

Here at work, we have many people using Dell Latitude D600 notebooks,
with flavors of RedHat from 9 to Fedora Core 3.  We use both wireless
and wired at the same time, with internal wireless.  I'd say the
hardware is linux-friendly.

For a really inexspensive laptop, I bought a Acer for around $700 off
TigerDirect.com, but I would say that the Dell is much more sturdy in
comparison and worth the extra money if your travelling with it. 
Actually, I can not say if the Acer wireless card worked under Linux
anyway.  One thing to note too:  a 15" screen is a lot bigger than a
14" screen, so make note of the screen size you're getting.

--Greg