need laptop advice
Mike - EMAIL IGNORED
m_d_berger_1900 at yahoo.com
Sun Feb 18 21:12:23 UTC 2007
On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:43:19 -0500, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> 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.
My question really concerns hardware. I'll take care of
the installations. More particularly, are there any hardware
features I should look for? Is there anything to avoid? I
can have one custom-built for a good price. How should I
specify?
Thanks for your help.
Mike.
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