Thinking of a laptop - low end

**Mr_J_** · January 17th, 2007

Why not look at the hardware compatibility list and check out there which are compatible, then check their price range in your area...

**bries** · January 18th, 2007

Originally Posted by Mr_J_

Why not look at the hardware compatibility list and check out there which are compatible, then check their price range in your area...

Yes I did. A lot of the machines on the list aren't available here. I will proceed differently. I will check what is available in my price range and hardware requirements and then I will ask for experiences of others.

**Mr_J_** · January 18th, 2007

Originally Posted by bries

Yes I did. A lot of the machines on the list aren't available here. I will proceed differently. I will check what is available in my price range and hardware requirements and then I will ask for experiences of others.

Makes sense! I did the same before purchasing my PC parts. The diference was I already had an idea as to what I'd buy from scavanging the net for clues...

Maybe the Gentoo wiki can give you clues as to what not to buy. They usually keep their wiki pretty well maintained and filled with info.

Unfortunatelly it's very true that good info on hardware with reviews towards the linux home user is hard to find.

I found most my info after several days of looking threw google searches and looking several sites that provide near to no info.

If you get a laptop please post info about it here as I'm thinking of doing similar.