[wellylug] Small size (but not necessarily ultra-portable) laptop recommendations

[David Harrison]

On 19/03/2007, at 11:17 PM, Jethro Carr wrote:

>> Ideally what I am after is a small laptop for around $2000 or less*.
>> Does anyone have any recommendations for a Linux compatible laptop
>> that fits this set of requirements and doesn't cost more than a Mac?
>
> well, it's about $3000 but the Toshiba Libretto is awesome if you  
> want a
> tiny laptop.
>
> Here's a review of it:
> http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=4873
>
> I have one of these laptops & I just love it - it takes some getting
> used to the keyboard and screen though, since they are so small. You
> probably wouldn't want to use this as your primary machine all the  
> time,
> unless you don't mind connecting an external display/keyboard/mouse.

Cool, I saw this advertised but the photos on the Toshiba website  
don't do it justice...

Is getting everything up and running (like wireless) a pain or does  
it all 'just work'?
Are you running it with 512meg RAM and if so how does it handle?


David