laptop - any suggestions for a friend of mine?

[Marek Pawinski]

hagen van rissenbeck wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> yesterday I spoke with a friend about laptops and linux and during that 
> conversation, he asked me for a proposal what laptop he should buy.
> 
> He would like to use it for general operations like surfing, contact 
> management and office work.
> 
> I, myself,  made good experiences with an Acer travelmate 220 but I have 
> no idea how acer laptops are working today under linux.
> 
> He likes samsung laptops and wants to limit his purchase to roundabout 
> 1000 $/€.
> 
> Would Acer still be a good choice?
> 
> What about Samsung models?
> 
> Do you have any good experiences with other laptops under linux, 
> especially the collabaration with ubuntu?
> 
> What's your advice?
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> 
> Hagen
> 
> One thing is clear: Ubuntu will be installed...;-)
> 
> 
> 
> 
I have a Acer 1362LC entry level with 2800+ but this laptop rocks. It is 
fast, i have tried numerous distros on it and they work fine. Ubuntu 
does not pick up the modem driver and suspend does not work on any of 
the distos but otherwise for the price i would go for this one.