[PLUG] Want old-but-good Linux laptop
Mike Connors
mconnors1 at gmail.com
Fri Jul 23 23:40:47 UTC 2010
>
> > I figure a 1GHz+ 512MB+ 1024x768+ decent-sized screen laptop
> > with a couple of PCMCIA slots will do it. USB2 preferred,
> > USB1 acceptable. Built in ethernet would be nice, though I can
> > use a PCMCIA slot for an ethernet card. At least half an hour
> > of battery life. A DVDreader CDwriter drive is a plus, but we
> > can get a USB one or just use thumb drives. Built in Wifi a
> > slight minus, I prefer PCMCIA wireless, but I can pull the
> > internal card. In other words, a 2002-2005 era high-quality
> > laptop. A slight preference for IBM T series or something
> > with a trackpoint, but she can use a mouse.
> >
> > What I don't want is driver hassles, poor quality, or other
> > headaches. No lemons. A known good machine running Linux
> > well, being replaced for upgrade reasons. After I see the
> > laptop demonstrated, I will even let the original owner
> > keep the hard drive, we will add our own.
> >
> > Contact me off the list with the make, model, and type number,
> > and what distro it is running now. We can dicker from there.
>
> Although I'm tempted by this offer, I don't I'd even considering selling my
refurbished T60, which has been running various versions of Debian
beautifully for 3 yrs now, for what I paid for it back in '07.
Here's 2 good sites to get info on running Linux distros on specific
vendor/model hw:
http://www.linux-laptop.net/
http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/hp.html (HP Laptops ONLY)
Good luck w. your search! I'd be curious to hear what you find too...
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