I'd go with a ThinkPad from IBM. Their ( IMHO ) fairly priced and they will come with Windows XP. And they are supposed to have very good Linux compatibility. I think Doc would know more about ThinkPads than I would though, seeing as he owns one and I don't. -- kyle - To unsubscribe, send email to majordomo@silug.org with "unsubscribe silug-discuss" in the body.