[svlug] Suggestions for a Linux laptop?

[James Sparenberg]

The ultimate in light and cheap would be the EeePC from Asus.  It can run OOo 
and it does output to a larger CRT monitor/LCD monitor/projector.  As for the 
default distro it's Xandros (a deb variant) but Xubuntu has alread been 
ported to it.  I've seen it convert 3 diehard windows people in my office 
with sore shoulders from carrying a <sarcasm>50lb</sarcasm>  Vista luggable.

I wouldn't want to use to to create an extremely complicated presentation 
(unless you used an external monitor) but for a "put it on this SD and go" 
system it really is nice.  

James
 

On Tuesday 18 March 2008 20:13:39 roger at rogerchrisman.com wrote:
> >  I need a minimum configuration laptop, suitable for portable
> >  presentations, and runs "standard," (as in Debian variants,) that
> >  doesn't cost very much-since it will probably get banged around, lost,
> >  etc.
> >
> >  Any suggestions?
>
> Dell has Ubuntu 7.10 pre-installed on their $599 Inspiron Laptop 1420
> N and their $549 Inspiron Laptop 1525, I see on dell.com. Could you go
> wrong with one of those?
>
> http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s
>=dhs
>
> Roger
>
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