<a href="http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/reviews/article.php/3799646">http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/reviews/article.php/3799646</a><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/reviews/article.php/3799646"></a> <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Bill Moseley <<a href="mailto:moseley@hank.org">moseley@hank.org</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> This is a bit off topic, but a sixth grader from my kid's school asked for recommendations for a laptop. He says he's saved up about $400[2] (we are in the US) and wants to learn Linux and programming. My Linux laptops have always been Thinkpads, but that's out of his price range. True, it's easy to find Linux laptops on-line, but at his price range I'm concerned with hardware compatibility. I can research, but I thought it worth a try asking here just in case anyone has been through this lately or seen any great deals in that price range. Also, my Thinkpads have always had plenty of power -- so I don't have experience with low-end laptops. For example, most the low price units are Celeron 2.16GHz machines[1] so I wonder if things like compiz will even run. Sorry, I'm not that up on hardware. Thanks, [1] Some examples: <a href="http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs" target="_blank">http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs</a> <a href="http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AS5335-2238-R&cat=NBB&cpc=NBBbsc" target="_blank">http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AS5335-2238-R&cat=NBB&cpc=NBBbsc</a> [2] He seems to have saved more than most Americans. ;) -- Bill Moseley <a href="mailto:moseley@hank.org">moseley@hank.org</a> Sent from my iMutt -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div> -- Regards, Dick Dowdell 508-498-7919/508-528-4018 </div>