[COLUG] Linux Laptop

[Brian Miller]

On Saturday 23 December 2006 12:37 pm, Mike Harrold wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Any recommendations for a vendor for the following requirements?
>
>   o Laptop, minimum screem res of 1280x1024 (pref. 1600x1200)
>   o Working Hibernate ;)
>   o Linux as Host OS (distro, not really fussy)
>   o Min 1GB RAM
>   o Wireless & 10/100/1000 Ethernet
>   o Ability to run VMWare for guest OS from the Evil Empire...
>   o + usual stuff, e.g., USB, DVDRW, etc.
>
> I looked at R-cubed but only one of their offerings met the display
> requirements...
>
> Any local sellers out there that might be worth a trip?
>
> Thanks!
>
> /Mike
> _______________________________________________

I haven't installed Linux on a laptop recently, but I have had good success 
running it on HP laptops.  If you can find an HP unit with the video 
resolution you want,  I think you should be able to get Linux installed.  The 
only real issue I've run into is the wireless network card (HP tends to use 
Broadcom).  So I just download the ndis driver, and it works.

I don't know how well hibernate would work, though, since I've never tried to 
to implement it.