I'm using a Panasonic Toughbook.  Given the choice I would continue using the
line due to durability.  I rollerblade around ASU and need as much space in my
backpack as possible for books and notepads, so I couldn't really use any of the
padded laptop backpacks.  So far this laptop has taken about half-a-dozen
impacts to concrete when I fell and just kept going.  It has gone in for service
twice in 4 years, once to fix an issue with it no longer recognizing the floppy
drive and the other to get the drive restored to original factory default
(didn't come with a CD and the floppies I have made went bad in the 3 years they
were sitting on the shelf).

They can be a little heavy (mine is around 7lbs), but it is worth it.  Mine is a
very old model (CF-25MkII, Pentium 150).  It has had a few hickups with linux,
but I think that has more to do with me then with the hardware.  Maybe I should
do a right up for linux-laptop.net since I don't recall ever seeing my model
there.

http://www.panasonic.com/computer/notebook/html/01.asp

Derek Neighbors wrote:
> 
> I have had expierence with the following:
> 
> Compaq : Most things not supported real well, though with newer kernels
> not bad.  Somewhat expensive, but nice box.
> 
> Toshiba : Everything supported out of box.  Decent laptop but a little
> big.
> 
> Dell : Everything supported out of box.  Decent laptop, not commercial
> grade IMHO, I have had it serviced 5 times at least, but I am VERY hard on
> laptops.
> 
> IBM : Only expierence was older thinkpads.  Best laptops wrt durability,
> but very pricey.  At time they had spotty linux support but Im sure that
> its gotten much better.
> 
> TuxTops: Great, durable machine, very expensive, not in business anylonger
> but someone took over their product line.
> 
> -Derek
>  On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, David Mandala wrote:
> 
> > Need more input....... What are you looking for? A lightweight mini or a
> > desktop replacement, or something in between?
> >
> > Try the laptop reference page http://www.linux-laptop.net/ which lists lots
> > and lots of laptops and how well linux installed on them.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Furmanek, Greg [mailto:Greg.Furmanek@hit.cendant.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 11:04 AM
> > > To: PLUG (E-mail)
> > > Subject: Laptop for Linux
> > >
> > >
> > > What are the recommendations?
> > >
> > > Greg
> > >
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