Just read from LinuxToday that now there is an official Linux based Thinkpad T61 (Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10) from Lenovo. The starting price for this system will be $949, $20 less than the same laptop with Vista Home Premium. Since SLED itself is not free, I think this is rather reasonable. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3449833487.html The price for Thinkpad T61 here in Singapore is much higher than that in US. The lowest cost is at S$2407 or about US$1600 with 3 year warranty. http://www-604.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=2056943&storeId=10000702&catalogId=-702&langId=702 Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist