Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: John Jolet <john@×××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] laptop
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:56:51
Message-Id: 200510260940.00615.john@jolet.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] laptop by "A. Khattri"
1 On Wednesday 26 October 2005 09:20, A. Khattri wrote:
2 > On Wed, 26 Oct 2005, John Jolet wrote:
3 > > I need to have my company order me a new laptop, but obviously, i'll be
4 > > putting gentoo on it. Does anyone have a recommendation for a very small
5 > > 'n' light laptop known to be pretty much a slam dunk to get gentoo on
6 > > (with sound and wireless, etc)?
7 > >
8 > > I'm currently using a dell inspiron 1100 and gentoo slid on very easily.
9 > > Oh, and they want it a grand or under (us dollars). Thanks.
10 >
11 > Seems to me, "very small 'n' light" is mutually exclusive with "grand or
12 > under".
13 well, the under a grand is more important than small n light. :)
14 so really i'm looking for a laptop known to work easily with gentoo, as small
15 as possible.
16 >
17 > Unless you're interested in running GentooPPC on an iBook?
18 >
19 >
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