[OT] Laptops with Linux

[Henry Hartley]

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Terry Polzin [mailto:fox3ec208 at wideopenwest.com] 
>> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 12:16 PM
>> 
>> On Thursday 29 April 2004 11:50, Henry Hartley wrote:
>> > The big name brands don't seem to be much help.  Even IBM, with
>> > all their Linux talk, puts Windows on all their ThinkPads, as
>> > far as I can tell.  Of course, if I won't save anything, I might
>> > as well just bite the bullet and get what I get.  It rankles,
>> > that's all and I *SHOULD* be able to save something.
>> 
>> Take a look at http://linux-laptop.net  you will find there by
>> manufacturer and model an index of web pages of those who have
>> gone before you.
>> 
>> Personally, I'm running FC1 on a SONY PGG-FX210  10g HD 256mb
>> RAM Only thing that doesn't work is the modem without software,
>> but I get around that with a PCMCIA modem when I have to dial out.

I'm sorry, I guess I didn't communicate my need clearly.  I'm not looking
for information on which models work well with Linux (well, I am but that's
something I know where to find).  What I want is retailers that sell
notebooks without making you pay for any Microsoft software.  The few
specialty type places that preload Linux don't really save you any money buy
replacing Windows with Linux and that's what I'm looking to do, save some
money.

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Henry Hartley