I have a Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook B2130 with a 6GB hard drive. It is groaning under the weight of Windows XP Pro. I would like to install Linux but it does not have an optical drive.
Eddie Shinks
The Lifebook B2130 only had 64MB of soldered memory, which could be upgraded only to 192MB, and a 400MHz Celeron, so it's surprising that XP Pro runs at all. A current Linux won't be much better, but there are lots of small versions such as Puppy Linux 4.00: there's a list at bengross.com/smallunix.html. At 94MB, Puppy is small enough to download or to copy across from a USB thumbdrive (puppylinux.org). However, the B2130 is not really worth the effort. If you can afford it, buy an Asus Eee PC, Acer Aspire One or similar netbook instead. If you shop around, you can also find good big-screen notebooks for less than £250.
