Re: [SLE] Laptop choice

From: Jerry Feldman (gaf_at_blu.org)
Date: 07/31/04

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    On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 08:29:15 -0700
    "Richard Mixon (qwest)" <rnmixon@qwest.net> wrote:

    > David, good point. I recommended the IBM's in an earlier post. But the
    > truth is I just do not have experience with HP notebooks (though my
    > earlier Compaq experience was not good). My brother told me he just
    > decided to go with an HP notebook for his son going off to college -
    > "just" so he would have some HP experience and shut me up :)
    > I'll take your work for it that they work fine. My issue has always
    > been the support two years down the road.
    I happen to own 2 Compaq Presario Notebooks, each running SuSE. Neither
    had any difficulty.

    However, it is very important to check on a laptop model before
    acquiring one, since not every laptop will work, even those made by
    Linux-friendly companies. 

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Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org>
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