Diane,

Why not buy a good used one--like off eBay. I bought
mine less than $300 including shipping. It's a lot
cheaper, and you don't have to worry about killing the
warranty. also, check Linux.org for sellers of laptops
with Linux pre-installed. The following link is
exactly that...
http://www.linux.org/vendor/system/laptop.html

Good Luck!

Amy Ledford

--- D Duncan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm looking into purchasing a simple laptop to run
> linux only.
>
>  From my initial window shopping, it seems most
> machines are
> preloaded with Windows.
>
> I have SimplyMEPIS bootable CD and Point & Click
> Linux (the book and
> guide) by Robin 'Roblimo' Miller and I'd like to
> play with it.  I
> really don't want to do it with my existing
> machines, so I'm looking
> to buy a new, simple laptop, ready to accept linux
> or preloaded with a *nix OS.
>
> Any recommendations?
>
> Thanks,
> Diane
>
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