[linux-audio-user] Laptop/Ozone usb keyboard

Hi I'm thinking about getting a laptop mainly for live performance using softsynths (PD, Csound, something like that), but would also like to be able to use it for multitrack midi and audio recording. I guess the answer to "what laptop to buy for softsynths" is "the faster the better". Unfortunately I'm on a budget, but I'm very interrested in what kinda performance I can expect from various processors, clock speeds, amount of RAM etc (very vague, huh?). For instance I sac a Fujitsu/Simens AMILO running 2.0 GHz Celeron with 256MB of RAM. Would that be an option? Also I'm interrested in the Ozone USB keyboard, since it's compact and would give me audio/midi interface and some kind of controller. How is this thingy supported under linux? Is there anything I overlooked? Aspects to take into account? Other software to look at? Webpages to go to? Thanks in advance for any feedback! -- peace, love & harmony Atte