[ltp] some questions about linux and thinkpad

[Casper Gasper]

> i am interested in buy a thinkpad laptop (for example r50 or r51 one) to
> use only with linux. I would like to answer some questions before buy
> it.

  I have an r50e running gentoo.

> 
> * works fine the light keyboard with linux?

  Yep, no problems.

> * what is the best graphic card to use with linux? (radeon mobile 7500,
> radeon mobile 9000 or intel extreme 2)
> * have this cards good dri support? (i found contradictory information
> about that)
> * Have this cards (and thinkpad motherboard) suppport for multihead and
> xinerama?
> * the wireless card ("IBM 11b/g Wi-Fi wireless") works fine in linux?
> what is the chipset?

  Can't give you much sensible advice about graphics, although I
should point out that my r50 has no support for APM, only ACPI and the
screen won't wake up after suspending.
  
Casper.