[ale] Laptop Questions

[jknapka at earthlink.net (Joseph A Knapka)]

cfowler wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm hoping I could get some good feedback here.  I went to CompUSA to
> look at Laptops.  But it is so hard determining if Linux works on them.
> I'm thinking about the Toshiba Satellite system.  Can someone here give
> me advise on purchasing a new laptop to run Linux on.  I'm looking to
> spend around $1500+ so I get a *good* and *fast* one.  I do not want to
> be locked down to winbloze.

To narrow the field, you could walk in with a TomsRootBoot disk
in your pocket and see how many of them will at least boot to
a bash prompt. Should give the sales staff something to think
about ;-)

Cheers,

-- Joe

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