[techtalk] light laptops for linux?

[Molly Tomlinson]

On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 04:21:08PM +0100, Telsa Gwynne wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 09:54:16AM -0400 or thereabouts, Molly Tomlinson wrote:
> > Does anyone have a recommendation for a good, slim laptop? 
[...]
> 
> I have a Sony PCG-SR1K (which in the US is a "5K", not a "1K", cos
> Everything Is Bigger or something, I expect :)). It is indeed dinky
> and light (the accoutrements such as power supply are heavier than
> the laptop) and it runs Linux fine. I described my experiences with
> it the last time this thread came up on this list :)
> 
> http://www.linux.org.uk/pipermail/techtalk/2000-October/thread.html
> http://www.linux.org.uk/pipermail/techtalk/2000-October/002095.html

Thanks for pointing this out, and also for your detailed post. :) It 
looks like the Inspiron is not for me - my other requirement will be 
modem usage, and the Inspiron 2100 has a Winmodem and no PCMCIA slot.
I'm reluctant to buy an HP machine based on past experiences with them, 
and the Casio FIVA (which also looked cool) has a Winmodem, too. :P
The VAIO does have a PCMCIA slot on the R505.

So I'm down to the Vaio or something else that someone mentioned in the
previous thread, a "Tuxtop": http://www.tuxtops.com. Very competitively
priced, and I *know* it will work with Linux!  Thanks all...

--Molly
but, alas, they're not purple