Re: Best Linux Laptop

Hello Michael!

I know I've seen lots of posts on this before, so I'm sorry for asking the same questions over
and over.
No problem.

Someone just asked me what the ideal laptop would be to purchase to install Debian Linux onto.
The main thing is WiFi support and good quality. Don't need lots of storage or a super fast
processor, but basic 3D support would be nice.
If you do not buy a new centrino II laptop i it often no problem using
3d. Wiht my old R51 i played penguin race.
Wifi is also no problem.

I've seen lots of posts on here about wireless cards not working, so thats what I'm the most
concerned about.
No problem with centrino laptops. I had a celeron laptop with an strange
wireless card and i cannot install the wireless network

I've heard of lots of people running Linux on IBM Thinkpads, but I can't seem to purchase one
from Lenovo without Windows.
It you buy over 50 pieces of a Thinkpad you can choise the OS. But i do
not believe that you can buy a lapton in a store without windows xp.
For a company i order some Laptops with are build especialy for them and
for this Laptop i had to buy Windows XP. But i do not know how this
boxes work with Linux. But Thinkpad are great laptops. I will never buy
an other one

Do any of the major laptop manufactures sell laptops without OSes installed?
I do not think so. But you can sell it on ebay.

(For those who care these laptops will be donated to a school in Venezuela through the company I
work for.)
Perhaps you can build your one laptop using barbones. They are companies
which make this for you. I only know a company in Germany which make
this. And i think that you can find out how this one work under linux

CU

Michael

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