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Chris Cox wrote:
> 
> 
> Some notebooks like the Hitachi Visionbook Pro install Linux
> so painlessly, that the extra overhead (usually paying a price
> which is close to retail) makes the commercial installations
> somewhat pricey (to the order of $500 - $1000 more than doing
> it yourself....alot to pay for Linux).
> 

Fair point . I think the thing to do
would be look at a few models that 
look promising then see if you can catch
some-one who actually owns one,
through the laptop support database I
mentioned in my prior posting. 
The models that have linux pre-installed
tend to be the more linux
friendly ones (duh !) the NEC VERSAs are
(some of them are...) 
quite good too. It installed on my VERSA
6000H  *** more easily than on
my desktop *** ! 16 bpp @ 800x600 +
Soundcard + everything else straight 
away. 

I would say the thing to do is zero in
on a few models 
(use the linux laptop page for info).
I'd start with the NEC Versa, 
Hitachi Visionbook, Fujitsu lifebook
(reportedly some models of this are
quite good)
and possibly some IBM thinkpad models
 and see what the vendors are
installing.
Then contact some people who own them. 

-- Donovan

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