Rex,<br>
<br>
While not new, I have been very happy with a Dell Lattitude that I
picked up on ebay from "Dell Financial Services" - like new, with
a little warranty.<br>
<br>
These are very well-understood boxes, and it was easy to find
things like X-configuration files ready to run on
the net.<br>
<br>
You can also get newer latitudes on Dell's refurb site, and the brand-new ones are excellent as well.<br>
<br>
aloha,<br>
dave<br>
<br>
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/19/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">rex evans</b> <<a href="mailto:rexfordevans@yahoo.com">rexfordevans@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I need a new laptop with a Linux OS.<br><br>I do not want it for SysAdmin experiments,<br>though later I might do some of this.<br><br>I want to experiment with Open Source<br>math calculations, simulation, opengl,<br>and simple data-base stuff.
<br><br>Looking for a normal new laptop, min:<br>2 USBs, CDrw DVDr, 100gig HD, sound...<br>all the usual MS type stuff.<br><br>I investigated this about 2.5 years ago,<br>but linux-laptops had a large premium<br>over MS-laptops of the same hardware.
<br><br>I have used Unix and Linux several years<br>ago.<br><br>Are there any turnkey systems or easily<br>converted laptops that you guys like?<br><br>rex evans<br><br><br><br>__________________________________________________
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<br>-- <br>aloha,<br>dave