Linux on laptops

[Anthony]

His son wants linux.  And why not run linux?  Not everyone has a need
or desire to run Windows.  Personally, I would rather have a good
laptop with linux on it.  ;)

Anthony

On 5/3/06, Mark Phillips <mark at phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote:

>
> My point is that I can get a good laptop with Windows for around $300, why
> would I buy an older laptop with Linux on it? Also, there are times when I
> need Windows - for example for editing my  home videos. The GNU stuff is
> still too young and takes a lot of fiddling to get to work, and needs a
> really fast machine. I have edited a lot of videos on Windows PII laptops. I
> am looking at QEMU as a way to run Windows and Linux simultaneously.
>