laptop recomendations

[agabriel at coe.neu.edu (Anthony J. Gabrielson)]

Well,
	As you could see by my first laptop post - I had problems with one
of the new sony VA10's that had a K6 processor.  I ended up returning it
- What I got was a Compaq Presario 1700 17xl365.  I put Linux on it the
other night - although I haven't had a chance to really get it going yet.
I just have to get Ethernet going and sound - all of which is built in.  I
got mine at best buy, after rebate just under what your looking to spend.

Anthony

On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Sean Quinlan wrote:

> Does anyone have recommendations/warnings for laptop manufacturers? We will
> be purchasing a number of laptops (not notebooks) that will be primarily
> Linux, but some dual boots. From On High: High quality, very bright display
> is a major factor (presentations and such). Looking for systems preferably
> not more than ~$2000, including cdrom and ethernet.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help or advice!
> 
> What has gone before:
> My boss picked up a couple Sony Viao F580 laptops. He _loves_ the display.
> After having some difficulties making it a dual boot, he handed it off to me.
> 
> After applying a sledge hammer - er, getting the HD manufacturers
> formatting tool, I was able to repartition and install linux (RH6.2).
> However, I can't get the Xserver working. The F580 has a new card from
> NeoMagic (MagicMedia 25XL+), and there appear to be no drivers for it I can
> find. I have emailed them to find out the actual chipset. Even the video
> driver for windows is considered 'propriatory' and not distributed. I had
> to reinstall windows from the compressed image provided by sony with the
> laptop <GRRR> - I still have the creeps!
> 
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