What Subnotebooks Work Best w/ Linux?

Posted by Cliff on Monday May 12, 2003 @05:25AM from the notebooks-so-small-even-penguins-can-use-'em dept.

elliotj asks: "With the widespread adoption of WIFI, I'm finding more and more places where I'd like to use the Internet on the road. All I really need is a linux command line to run SSH, links, and a few other things. What I'm looking for is a very lightweight subnotebook with a long battery life, quick sleep/wake times, that can run Linux and WIFI. I've looked at the Sony picturebook line and the Toshiba Librettos. Both are sweet machines, but have more features and are more expensive than I really need. Are there any cost effective options out there?"

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Along the lines of the Zaurus... by pr00f · 2003-05-12 06:04 · Score: 2, Interesting

I run Familiar on my Compaq (now HP) iPaq handheld. Very sweet. Get a PCMCIA sleeve, a wireless card, and you're all set. For those of you doing wireless security work, Kismet runs beautifully. There's also a GTK or Qt base available for you developers.