From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1EUmKX-0003hd-2w for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:32:41 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with SMTP id j9QEVltg003585; Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:31:47 GMT Received: from mail.bway.net (xena.bway.net [216.220.96.26]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id j9QERUHp026267 for ; Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:27:30 GMT Received: (qmail 5157 invoked by uid 0); 26 Oct 2005 14:27:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ida.bway.net) (216.220.96.4) by smtp.bway.net with (EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 26 Oct 2005 14:27:29 -0000 Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:20:40 -0400 (EDT) From: "A. Khattri" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] laptop In-Reply-To: <200510260854.37937.john@jolet.net> Message-ID: References: <200510260854.37937.john@jolet.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Archives-Salt: 1606fbd6-3382-4ecb-9e0c-6a4e0d8b5f20 X-Archives-Hash: 6371e3d0e9e9c4192c2b9b2dbff23a54 On Wed, 26 Oct 2005, John Jolet wrote: > I need to have my company order me a new laptop, but obviously, i'll be > putting gentoo on it. Does anyone have a recommendation for a very small 'n' > light laptop known to be pretty much a slam dunk to get gentoo on (with sound > and wireless, etc)? > > I'm currently using a dell inspiron 1100 and gentoo slid on very easily. Oh, > and they want it a grand or under (us dollars). Thanks. > Seems to me, "very small 'n' light" is mutually exclusive with "grand or under". Unless you're interested in running GentooPPC on an iBook? -- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list