In article <xe2dna2MsI6DBIDVnZ2dnUVZ_tvinZ2d@comcast.com>,
General Schvantzkopf <schvantzkopf@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 04 May 2008 10:42:34 +0100, Sheridan Hutchinson wrote:
>
> > Joris Dolderer wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I need a small (ca. 11,2') (Sub)notebook being sold now that is fully
> >> compatible with Linux (Debian). It should have WLAN and a long
> >> battery life.
> >>
> >> Does anybody own/have heard of such a laptop? (I don't want to buy it,
> >> I just want the model number)
> >
> > Based on your criteria I would suggested the X range of Thinkpad's as
> > being particularly fitting. Specifically, the X40, X41, X60, X60s, X61,
> > X61s and the new X300 would all make ideal candidates.
> >
> > I also use Debian (testing) on my X40 (which I'm typing on now) and all
> > the hardware is supported.
>
> Lenovo offers laptops with SuSE preinstalled, they offer it on their top
> of the line T61, and they do it right out in the open. This is in
> contrast to Dell who offers Ubuntu on an obsolete low spec laptop which
> is nearly impossible to find on their website. Dell is treating Linux
> like video stores treat porn, they put Linux behind a curtain in a dark
> corner of their website where you can't find it unless you know it's
> there. Lenovo puts Linux right by the front door. When get a new laptop
> later this year it's going to be a Lenovo.

I ordered an HP/Compaq with FreeDOS. That's not Linux, but at least I
avoided the MS tax. Once I got it, I put Ubuntu on it. The wifi,
display, sound, wired network, USB ports, CD/DVD reader/writer, and
extra battery are all fully supported. (The PCMCIA bay, second monitor
port, S-Video out, and modem may be too, but I haven't tried.) The
fingerprint reader, SD card bay, and SC(?) card bay aren't, AFAIK.

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