[techtalk] light laptops for linux?

[coldfire]

i have a dell inspiron 5000e, and if it's anything like the 2100 as far as
hardware architecture, i don't believe you should have a problem.  the ess
maestro sound card is directly supported by the kernel, the 8mb ati rage
mobility is supported in XFree86, oms/omi worked fine with the dvd player
... ahh, only drawback.  the 56k winmodem.  but other than the modem, i'm
very satisfied with it as far as support under linux.  but definitely
don't get the 5000 for a bike trip :)  a bit heavy.

abe

On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Molly Tomlinson wrote:

> Does anyone have a recommendation for a good, slim laptop? I will be taking
> it on a cross-US bike trip this summer; small and light will be my primary
> concerns. :) I'd like something reasonably powered - I will be doing photo
> work - but given the choice, I'd take light over fast.
>
> Right now I'm looking at the Sony Vaio R505 "SuperSlim" series and the Dell
> Inspiron 2100. Anyone have experience running Linux on either of these (or
> similar) beasties?
>
> thanks,
> --Molly
>
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