Laptop recommendations

[invalid at pizzashack.org (Derek Martin)]

On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 01:44:03AM -0400, David Kramer wrote:
> So I want to buy a high-end laptop (probably below $2,000).  I know
> there's a few sites that cover linux on laptops, but they often
> contain coflicting information and views.  I would rather solicit
> information from people I know.  Features and speed are more
> important than size or battery life.
> 
> Has anyone bought a laptop and put Linux on it recently?

Not recently, but I never had much trouble with Dell Inspirons.
Limiting your price to under $2,000 initially struck me as
eliminiating the possibility of getting a high-end laptop, but it does
seem a little more feasible these days.  I guess it all depends on
what you consider high-end...  ;-)

I own a Dell Inspiron that I bought quite a long time ago (maybe
1999?), and it would still work quite well had I not recently
destroyed the power connector.  Getting Dells serviced in South Korea
seems to be impossible...

We also supported a variety of Dell laptops at MCL, and we never had
any problems that we didn't cause ourselves...  All of this was over 2
years ago, however, so things may have changed.  But Dell seems to
mostly use common commodity components, making Linux support generally
a snap, from what I've seen.  As with everything else, exceptions
abound, no doubt.

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