[svlug] Recommendations for a Linux-friendly laptop

[Reg. Charney]

I can't recommend a PC notebook. However, I can highly recommend 
Parallels (www.parallels.com) for your VM. It costs $50 for a PC ($80 
for a Mac, which I have). It also is much faster and an easier install 
than VMware (versions 1, 2, and 3), which I have also had for both 
Windows and Linux as base OSes. On my MacBook, parallels runs SuSE, 
RedHat, and Kubuntu flawlessly under MacOS X 10.4 (Tiger). Their PC 
version is more mature than their Mac version.

Reg. Charney

Tony Cappellini wrote:
>
> My laptop died last night, so I am looking for replacement. The intent 
> is to have a Linux-XP dual boot machine.
>
> If anyone has some advice for Linux-friendly laptop models around 
> $1000 or less, as well as vendors in San Jose and surrounding areas,
> I would appreciate any advice.
>
> I'm looking for these features as a minimum,
>
> wired Ethernet, 2 USB 2.0 slots, DVD writer, 1GB ram with expansion 
> capability (for running VMware), 2 PCMCIA slots, and a 80-100GB HD.
>
>
> Thanks
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