[AuckLUG] Buying a Laptop

[Ravi Chemudugunta]

I have a compaq presario v5000 (celeron mobile); everything works out of the
box except wlan and display; display was easy to fix (just installed the
915resolution package for widescreen) but wlan needed a bit more playing
around (had to get firmware and cut it out - this was in ubuntu 6.10, but in
7.10 its easier I believe - its a broadcom).

definitely more ram over cpu and harddrive!

On 5/22/07, Matthew Diesch <mdiesch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Iv'e had Kubuntu 7.04 running happily on a Dell latitude D620 - all the
> bits
> and pieces seem to run AOK, lan/wlan/sound etc.
>
> On 22/05/07, Chilling_Silence <Chilling_Silence at orcon.net.nz> wrote:
> >
> > Why 2GB? This isnt Vista we're talking about here?
> > For the majority of users that I know (Even power-users), 1GB is more
> than
> > enough for day-to-day used :)
> >
> > You'd be surprised, I went out and picked up a cheap $700 Acer laptop
> from
> > DSE. A mate also picked up another $1100 Acer Laptop.. My dads Asus
> > laptop, his old Compaq Laptop... I cant remember the model numbers, but
> > all ran without a hitch, Wireless, LAN, display, sound, the works!
> >
> > Take along something like Ubuntu 7.04 and see if the retailer will let
> you
> > boot it up on the laptop that looks most appealing. Many dont mind as
> long
> > as a store assistant is there to supervise you :)
> >
> >
> > Chill.
> >
> > > I'm using a Asus AK6000 though not the latest and greatest, does a
> > > sterling job.
> > >
> > > Just be warned a little, any laptop may have driver conflicts with
> most
> > > distros so don't be surprised if a little patience is require
> initially,
> > > it's well worth the effort.
> > >
> > > Replied to this post to strongly suggest that you go for the full 2gig
> > > RAM as this is the one thing that I noticed made a decent hit
> > difference.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Newbie Seeking USER_FUNCTIONALITY always!
> > > Regards
> > > SnapafunFrank
> > > Big or small, a challenge requires the same commitment to resolve.
> > > Registered Linux User # 324213  [ http://counter.li.org ]
> > > [img] http://www.danasoft.com/sig/Snapafun.jpg [/img]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Patrick Gildea wrote:
> > >> I want a fast Linux compatable Laptop. I was thinking of some thing
> > >> like a Core 2 Duo 4300 with 1gig ram and some kind of Nvidia
> graphics.
> > >>
> > >> What and where do you guys suggest getting a laptop. I don't want it
> > >> to be too expensive.
> > >>
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