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dot.this:
I wanted a laptop for about $300.00. I chose an IBM ThinkPad 570. Tried many different linuxes. Knoppix, PClinuxOS, Slax, OneBase Go, and MEPIS were the good ones. There were about a dozen more that sucked. I'll spare you that list.

I chose MEPIS. Absolutely incredible. Two enthusiastic thumbs up. I think you'll agree. Runs from CD. Easy to install to HD. Autoconfigures. Everything works. It's kinda like Knoppix, but better. Winmodem support. Audacity, Xine, RealPlayer, etc. Great installer. Great choice of apps.

Get the CD at budgetlinuxcds.com, (look for "SimplyMEPIS") or download at mepis.org. Trust me on this one. Try it.

pofnlice:
I like KDE. Of course as Void pointed out, SuSE is very KDEcentric. I move around it well, but that could be like my initial move from windows to Linux too. Windows was comfortable and familiar, even with all it's faults. I installed SuSE and used KDE (which is the default desktop for SuSE) and became familiar and comfortable with it. Windows has started to be like going to a foriegn country with no prior preperation, only general knowledge. Then I tried Gnome. I liked it alot, but I was...am...still learning Linux and decided I had all ready used KDE for a while and would switch to Gnome when I was more profficient with it.

My reccomendation...Being a recent convertee, go with a major distro like Redhat, SuSE or Mandrake. There's loads of support for them, there's loads of peeps here and at other sites that are more than willing to not only answer your questions on forums, but in real time on a messenger. The biggest help I've found so far is Void Main's site...That dude is a Linux Guru of Legendary Stature!!! He will one day be in the Linux hall of fame...as soon as there is one.

Canadian lubber - You're an ass hat. People ask reasonable questions because they want to convert and you call them a retard. Outstanding support in helping people convert. You never know, the newb you flame could end up being a developer one day who breaks the glass and makes Linux jump the marketting gap. we're supposed to help these people and provide positive feedback so they can make intelligent decisions. You're a retard does not qualify as that. Perhaps that's why you're considered a Troll at some forums? I certainly understand why the average person thinks of Linux users as some 1337 U83r H4x0r5 geeks who do nothing but hack websites and flame anyone who isn't all ready using linux...It's because they encounter butt knuckles like you.

I just have to add if I had encountered peeps like you when I thought about changing, I wouldn't have. You're attitude is counterproductive.

[ October 02, 2004: Message edited by: AmericanBastard ]

GuruMeditation:
jeez linux is great n all, but just buy a damn ibook, the os is ready to go, easy to use and has piles of great software.

wilko125:
slackware is very gr8, but is very hard for noobs; it took me 2 days to get into the x server, but once i got in i could access the help files easily and now im a competent user, so if you have a bit of patience then go slackware BTW slackwares generic x configuration uses a vesa driver so all you have to do is run "startx" or "kdm","gdm","xdm" in bash and your right as rain, after that just locate the user doc's and configure your xconfig file!

WMD:

quote:Originally posted by wilko125:
slackware is very gr8, but is very hard for noobs; it took me 2 days to get into the x server,
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Two days?  :eek:   If you print out the file "Slackware-HOWTO" from the CD, you can get through the install and X config in about an hour for the whole thing.

As for laptops, my dad has (well, it isn't his, but it might as well be) an HP laptop from circa 2002.  900Mhz AMD, 256mb ram, 20gb HD, Trident Cyberblade video (wtf), ESS sound, and a generic ethernet card.  XP is installed, so if I wanna use it I put in my Knoppix CD.  Other than 3D accelerated video, everything works great.  So, while laptops can be touchy, sometimes they can be great to run Linux on.  

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