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I have been thinking about getting some flavor of Sharp Zaurus, so I could have a portable GNU/Linux with which to do some stuff. I've decided, though, that what I'd really rather have is a real notebook, just a small, light one. In order for me to maximize its usefulness, however, it would have to be "fully" supported by GNU/Linux. That is, all of its capabilities would have to work in GNU/Linux (Debian being my distro of choice). So what I'm seeking is not really the notebook that people have managed to make work the best with Debian, but rather a notebook that has been manufactured with GNU/Linux in mind, specifically Debian. I would really like to have all of the power management functionality working correctly, especially hibernate. Then an ultra-light notebook could work similarly as a handheld, but I'd still have to power and flexibility of a complete computer.
Are such notebooks available? Where should I start looking?
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