Cheap Linux laptop?

[Brutal Ben]

Hey everyone. I found this laptop at Xtreme Notebooks.com

http://www.xtremenotebooks.com/index.php?section=specs&model_id=810

The laptop claims to be Linux friendly, and even does NOT include Windows!!

The specs look really good for a >$1,400 machine.

Anyone bought one of these?

Oh did I mention its a 64-bit beast? :)

[sej7278]

1400-1700 is a pretty good price.

but with those high specs, battery life will be non-existant, this is a "desktop replacement" machine.

[Brutal Ben]

According to the specs the average battery life is 2 hours. Its not Centrino technology, but its better than the 90minutes I've been getting from my laptop nowadays.

I do think the machine is classified as a desktop replacement. Its not the lightest thing in the world either, but not as bad as some other recent heavy weights

[Dustin]

Since when is $1400 cheap?!

[Proctologist]

ATI... bleh

[james_in_denver]

AMD x86-64, 3000+ (1 meg L1 cache), 60 gig hd, 512 MB ram, 64 meg nvidia, DVD-R, PCMCIA wireless "G".

Office Depot, $630 after mail-in rebates.

(though it took me a bit to get the wireless connection configured)/

I thought it was a good deal....

[ghaefb]

Turn offs: ATI graphics card and I doubt that Built-in 56K Modem works "on the fly" on Linux.

[jim]

Medion 42100 notebook $700 bucks

p4 mobile 1.5 GHZ
256 MB ram
Intel 855 chipset
ipw2200BG internal wireless
15 in tft display
cd-rw / DVD player
4 usb 2.0
realtek RJ-45 ethernet
RJ-11 phone output
VGA output
Synaptic touch pad
S-video
Carries the Centrino tag on it

Speakers arn't the best but doable

[amazoneveryday]

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=3504708

Cheapest linux lappy I've ever seen... but probably not worth it.

$498
14.1" LCD
VIA C3 1Ghz
128MB RAM
30GB HD
CD-ROM

No PCMCIA, but hey, it runs Linspire.

[Clunixchit]

http://www.linare.com/linare-linux-notebook.php
http://www.tuxmagazine.com/node/1000055

[Brutal Ben]

It would be nice to find an equivalent with a Nvidia video chipset, but I can't find one.

[Infomatik]

My Cheap Laptop: Dell CSx PIII Bought on Ebay for less than $250.00! FC3 works great! Why buy new?

[rix]

Hey I'm running the same ! Dell Plll 500/384/10gb and fedora core 2. seems to run fine.

[imdeemvp]

This is another great site for laptop specials: www.notebookreview.com

[chili555]

My cheap laptop, fresh from Ebay;

IBM Thinkpad T23
1.13 Ghz CPU
256MB RAM
30GB HD
modem I DID get working with linmodems.org driver
DVD-ROM
14" display @1024x768
$470.00

FC3 runs great.

[JLF_65]

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=3504708

Cheapest linux lappy I've ever seen... but probably not worth it.

$498
14.1" LCD
VIA C3 1Ghz
128MB RAM
30GB HD
CD-ROM

No PCMCIA, but hey, it runs Linspire.

I have one - it's worth the price in my opinion. I wrote an article on it for The Jem Report. It covers installing Fedora Core 3 and all the goodies like hardware 3D and video decoding. I just upgraded the memory to 512M ($47) - makes it run really well.

http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/158/41/