[TriLUG] Seeking Free-Software-friendly laptop suggestions

[Mike M]

On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 10:28:26PM -0500, Matt Matthews wrote:
> 
> So, does anyone have suggestions?
> 

Because Toshiba's ill-trained out-sourced tech support blamed me 
for a broken main board I cannot recommend this company's product
to anyone.  Poor durability and poor customer support is a toxic
mixture to be avoided.

I eventually got the machine fixed under warranty using my own initiative 
and thanks to a local service representative.

I have a Satellite A35-S159 that I use for dual booting Linux and XP.

-- 
Mike

When the correction first comes, we tend to underreact. While we do not 
like the surprise, we tend to think of it as maybe a one-time thing. 
Things, we believe, will soon get back to normal. We do not scale back 
our expectations sufficiently. It apparently takes years for this to 
work itself out. - John Mauldin