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Linux - Laptop and Netbook Having a problem installing or configuring Linux on your laptop? Need help running Linux on your netbook? This forum is for you. This forum is for any topics relating to Linux and either traditional laptops or netbooks (such as the Asus EEE PC, Everex CloudBook or MSI Wind).

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Old 09-19-2003, 01:20 PM   #1
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Best small laptop


This is a variation of another question:

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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Phillip
 
Old 09-20-2003, 10:42 AM   #2
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PowerBooks and iBooks from apple are pretty small, and I think they work with linux...not sure though...anyone know that is reading this message??
 
Old 09-20-2003, 08:49 PM   #3
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There are 3 that I know of - Yellow Dog Linux, Yolinux and Mandrake PPC.

I don't know how well they work on Power Books though.
 
Old 10-17-2003, 01:56 PM   #4
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Yes there is a machine http://www.paceblade.com/?a=2&p=1493, if I didn't own a HP Omnibook and a Zaurus 5500, I would buy this machine with Linux.
 
  


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