[LAU] buying a new laptop

[david]

Atte André Jensen wrote:
> On 08/31/2011 09:08 AM, david wrote:
> 
>> 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.
> 
> I called the company, that has the Thinkpad X61s for sale. He couldn't 
> say anything about the firewire chip (and google didn't know), but my 
> gut feeling tells me it's gonna work, otherwise I have 2 weeks to return 
> it if there's any problems...

Sounds like something to go for.

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David
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