need laptop advice

Sam Varshavchik mrsam at courier-mta.com
Sat Feb 17 21:43:19 UTC 2007


Mike - EMAIL IGNORED writes:

> I need a laptop with these capabilities:
> 
> 1. Duel boot, (win2k or winXp) and FC.
> 2. VPN for both operating systems.
> 3. Wireless net access.
> 4. 1+ gig ram
> 5  external mouse option
> 
> I have extensive experience with desktops,
> but little with laptops.  I will do all
> software installation.
> 
> Advice would be much appreciated.

Googling "linux laptops" will get you many vendors that will preload Linux.  
Most of them will preconfigure an XP dual boot, upon request.

But you might be too late.  I'm not sure if it's possible to even get an XP 
install, these days.  Most vendors are probably being forced to sell Vista 
licenses, by now.

I hope you realize that you have zero chances of getting a Windows/Linux 
dualboot from a big namebrand vendor, such as Dell, or HP.  That's just not 
going to happen.  There's a slight chance that some of them might offer an 
expensive business-grade laptop with Red Hat Enterprise as an option, but 
that's about it.  Your only option is smaller independent VARs; expect 
slightly higher prices.


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