Suggestions for lightweight laptops?

[Alan Pope]

Hi,

On Sun, 2007-06-17 at 18:56 -0400, Robinson Tryon wrote:
> I'm looking for a small, lightweight laptop on which I can run ubuntu
> (think ~12", under 5lbs).  I want a laptop that I can put in my
> backpack and carry around with me, so things like good battery life
> and hibernation support are critical.
> 

I am using a Toshiba Portege M400 (3G) which has a 12" screen at
1440x1050 and uses Intel 945 graphics, core2duo 2GHz. I think everything
works (including finger print reader) but I have not yet tested the
built-in 3G modem. I had some performance issues early on, but it looks
like they are all fixed with the latest BIOS (3.5) on this machine. Wifi
works, onboard ethernet works.

It's a tablet device so has a flip around screen and stylus (and spare
stylus) if that's interesting too.

> I'd really like all of the hardware to be supported, and I would be
> willing to take a small performance hit if I could get a
> cooler-running system.

It's not too hot actually when running both cores at 1GHz. Sensors say
it's 33 degrees C right now and the hdd is 35 degrees. I am running
gutsy on it, but have previously had feisty.

I have no idea how much it weighs, but it's not too much and the power
brick isn't massive.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Al.
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