I have gotten Linux to install on A64 X2 laptops. My brother has one running on a Turion X2 TL-52 laptop. I have also installed it on a couple of HP A64 17" laptops (I forget the exact model number but it comes with a keypad desired by the accountants who use them). Gentoo AMD64 versions are on all of them. My Dad likes Slackware and has 11.2 installed on his. He has a little trouble with speakup and the KB. One of his Linux system administration students needs it, because he is blind.