Hey On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 6:37 PM, James B. Byrne <byrnejb at harte-lyne.ca> wrote: > > WANT: > > Robust construction > Reliable quality > Reasonable weight (< 2.5 kg all in) > Supported sound and video reproduction of reasonable quality > 15-17" lcd screen > Out-of-the-box support for wireless networking > Battery life > 2.0 hrs. > Not MS-Windows If you can take a little smaller screen you might think about getting a IBM X301. I love mine to bits. It is a really good piece of kit. A little pricey but you pay for quality. I really USE my laptops and never had a problem with a Think Pad (X series) > > PREFER: > > 64 bit > core duo 2 > 2-4+ Gb RAM > 120+ Gb HDD > writable multi-mode DVD/CD drive > CentOS-5+ Works pretty much out of the box with CentOS 5. rpmforge has the rest. Full install took me less then 2 hours. -- My www page: www.ribalba.de Email / Jabber: ribalba at gmail.com Skype : ribalba