HELP! Need a laptop for Linux Expo Tomorrow!

[Dennis Kibbe]

On Saturday 04 August 2007 03:05:48 am Phillip Waclawski wrote:
> I had thought I could make it through the hands on tutorial Monday with
> the old linux laptop I had set up, but the video is basically dead.
>
> I would have loved to have waited for a review of the Dell Ubuntu
> laptops, but that is no longer possible, I leave sunday at 1:00pm, so...
>
> I need a laptop that can works with linux. I have a wireless card and
> ethernet card that I know will work fine, but I need a laptop,
> preferably with DVD RW  and a decent video card.
>
> Someplace like Fry's, PC Club, or even Best Buy if I have to, so long as
> you know one that will work with a distro such as CentOS (preferred) or
> Ubuntu.
>
> I'd like to keep it in the $1300 or less range (preferably less).
>
> Thanks for any help you guys can give me,
> Phil Waclawski
>
Phil,

Bring a bootable CD with you either the latest KNOPPIX, Ubunt or Fedora 7, 
that should give you a feel for how compatible the laptop is. Anything that 
uses the Intel chipset should work.

Or call me and I'll loan you my Dell Latitude for the week in exchange for 
some swag from the show. :-)

Dennisk
+1 480 228 8112