[COLUG] Laptop Recommendations

[jep200404]

"Thomas W. Cranston" wrote:

> My neighbor is asking for laptop recommendations. She was thinking of 
> getting another Dell, but I told her to consider Toshiba. 

I heard recently from someone (Larry?) who was trying to get 
Linux running on a Toshiba. He was having much difficulty. 
If I recall correctly, installations took 32 hours, 
instead of 32 minutes. Toshiba seemed to do things in a very 
weird proprietary way. 

Since Dell is selling some stuff with Linux, 
your chances of installing Linux on a Dell are much better. 

Sony makes great stuff, but do stuff their own weird proprietary way. 
They also have DRM and vendor lock-in proclivities. 
Just stay away from Sony. 

The IBM/Lenovo laptops have a great reputation. 

> That is why Linux would not be a good mix for her regardless of Ubuntu. 
> She has a lot of business applications that are Windoze based, 
> and is stuck in that world.

This mailing list is for stuff related to Linux. 
How is your quest related to Linux? 
For Windows related questions, ask somewhere else, 
such as the Columbus Computer Society. 

Jim