[ale] Linux on laptops

[Michael D. Hirsch]

On Wednesday 28 January 2004 08:03 am, Sigmascape1 at cs.com wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Just a quick question. What Linux distribution would you guys suggest if I
> wanted to replace WinXP Home on my Sony Vaio laptop? My laptop is about 1.5
> years old, 1 GHz Athlon, 20 Gig drive. Also, are there sites that can tell
> me how to replace WinXP effectively? It is a newbie-type question, but I
> have little experience in replacing WinXP. I have found that replaces Win98
> to be very easy, but never have dealt with removing XP.

I've been quite happy with Mandrake on my Sony Vaio.  It's a little older than 
yours and all hardware is supported.  I find that Mandrake provides a better 
desktop system than RedHat and better maintenance tools, but otherwise is 
quite similar.  During the install it will easily replace any other OS on 
your drive, if you so choose.

Michael