laptop recomendations

[Sean Quinlan]

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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"You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of
conversation" - Plato
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