[LAU] buying a new laptop

[david]

Atte André Jensen wrote:

> Options (I can think of):
> 
> I saw a secondhand ThinkPad X61s (dual-core 1.6Ghz, 3Gb ram, 12" 
> display) from a well known online shop I trust and used many times 
> (bought my current laptop there). There's 6 months warrenty, and my 
> general impression with ThinkPads is that they have good build quality, 
> it's the only laptop I would consider buying used. It has firewire so...

I hear very good things about ThinkPads. They seem to be quite durable 
and perform well. You should check to see if its Firewire chipset has 
Linux support, though.

> Go the netbook route. I'm at a loss here, all these new processors, both 
> the i-series and the atom (N-series), I have no idea how well they 
> perform. I tried a few from friends, and they seem fast enough. Anyone 
> here making music on a netbook? This would most certainly mean I would 
> have to get a usb soundcard, hmmm :-(

My wife has a System76 netbook. All of their hardware works with Linux, 
they sell them with Ubuntu 11.04 installed.

I've never seen a netbook with Firewire, though, I kind of doubt you're 
going to find any. I'd go with the Thinkpad if the built-in Firewire is 
supported by Linux. If the builtin FW isn't supported, you might be able 
to use a Firewire expansion card in the Thinkpad's slot.

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David
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