Best laptop for Linux?

From: HappyThoughts (Sorry_at_NoSpamAccepted.com)
Date: 01/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 05:53:41 GMT

I'd like to hear about good -and- bad experiences with various laptops
(and the distros that you installed on them) from anyone who'd like to
respond. I definitely don't want to spend a lot on another laptop, so
low-priced models are more what I'm looking for. Also, if you bought a
laptop that came with 'Doze preinstalled, did you wipe 'Doze off the
drive and then install Linux? If so, has anyone had any luck getting a
refund from Micro$haft?!! (I've never tried, but I understand that it's
quite difficult.)

FWIW, I'm looking for a general-purpose laptop, with no special needs
(like heavy-duty gaming or graphics-intensive apps).

Thanks. 

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