[Xastir] Laptop Question/Recommendations?

[Tom Russo]

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 09:46:09PM -0400, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the <mckeehan at mckeehan.homeip.net> flavor, containing:
> Guys,
> 
> I'm thinking about getting a new laptop and thought I would come to this group
> for some recommendations.
> 
> I want something that is relatively small to make using it in the vehicle
> easier. I have a laptop with a 17 inch wide screen display and it's just too
> large.
> 
> I like the size of the Asus Eee PC, but I think the small amount of storage
> will be a significant limiting factor.
> 
> So, I'm looking for recommendations from this group. The primary purpose of
> the laptop will be Xastir and related software, so I plan on running some
> Linux distribution, so my first requirement is to get a laptop for which I can
> get Linux drivers.
> 
> Does anyone have any recommendations?

http://system76.com

Wholeheartedly recommended from experience as a good vendor of laptops running
linux, with fantastic support.  Linux laptops are their whole business.

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