Thinkpad's will rock your world! dey ar da bomm Sam Scot Jenkins wrote: >K B wrote: > > >>I'm looking to purchase a new laptop/notebook computer...Needs to run XP Pro for college (their requirements) >> >>However, I would also love to run Linux on it - just about any distro (mainly Mandrake, Fedora, Debian, others welcome as well) >> >>What companies out there either: >> >>A) Sell laptops preconfigured w/Linux (windows too) >> I know they're out there...can't remember the sites though. >>B) Sell laptops that work fairly well w/Linux >> I know Dell and IBM both often work with it...what others do? >> >>I'm looking in the $cheap-~$1750 range...any suggestions guys? >> >> > >If you don't need anything too bleeding edge, try IBM auctions on ebay: >http://www.stores.ebay.com/ibmauthorizedauctions/ > >I bought a new (not refurbished) T23 from them last year. Shipped with >win XP. I'm running Debian and win2k (when I need windows), both work >great, and came with a 3 yr warranty. Hard to beat. > >disclaimer: I'm a thinkpad bigot. own 3 of them and they've all been >great. > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list