Ricardo Campus wrote:

Has anyone got any tips? Should I go for a second hand laptop instead and struggle with the install myself? (yes, I >DO know about www.linux-laptop.net) One of the first things i did as a moderate newbie was stuff debian onto a toshiba satellite 2300cds, it was not a lot of problem, even X. And then a year later I got the winmodem and pc card working. Plus it is always more satisfying blowing out the original brains of a computer with a smug "ms" sticker on the outside. Jen.