On Sat, 20 May 2000, Ronan Kirby wrote:
> Peter Flynn wrote:
> [SNIP!]
> > the impossible: fast, big mem, big disk, big screen, low cost :-)
I should have added: light weight (just to make it _really_ impossible :-)
> > But it has to run Linux, and that means the manufacturer must
> > support the hardware (ie tell me what it is).
>> I would have to say the Dell Inspiron 7X00 series. I had one before,
> running Linux like a dream. 15.4" viewable area on the TFT monitor. I
> think the drive was about 8GB as standard.
Sounds good. I'd like a Vaio of course, because they're so light, but
the Linux-Laptops pages seem to show they're difficult to get
everything working. What's the weight of the Dell? -- they carefully
don't give it in their ads...
Thanks for the tip.
///Peter
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