Tim: >> They're bigger than some custom devices can be, and you can end up >> with plugs coming out all four sides of a laptop. Kam Leo: > Have you noticed that manufacturers are producing desktop replacements > in a laptop form-factor? Haven't seen that yet. Though we tend to lag quite a bit behind the international market, here. >> And there's still the issue of whether the laptop hardware will be >> compatible. > Compatible with what? You don't need ATI or Nvidia 3D display drivers. > Text mode should do just fine. Hardware wise, most recent laptops have > built-in Ethernet, include a CD/DVD drive, more than 256 MB of memory, > and 80 GB or larger hard drive. What more in terms of > hardware/resources would this laptop need in order for Fedora to be > installed? Well, network hardware and memory card compatiblity are two that spring to mind. -- [tim@bigblack ~]$ uname -ipr 2.6.23.12-52.fc7 i686 i386 Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists. ________________________________________________________________ It said use Windows 98 or better, so I used Linux.