[AuckLUG] Buying a Laptop - it's all about quality

[Michael McCallum]

i run gentoo on an hp/compaq nx8220

all of the drivers that gentoo considers stable work fine

the only thing that i have not had working is the internal modem but i've 
never tried.

the DSDT is a little broken but not so much that i got around to fixing it, 
this is really common apparently as most vendors compile the DSDT with broken 
compilers.

check out http://www.linlap.com/wiki/Laptop+Manufacturers  for compatility and 
issues.

On Tuesday 22 May 2007 09:31, Marcel wrote:
> 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.
>
> I'm probably going to start a flame-war here, but...laptop brands vary a
> LOT in quality.
> We've had bad experiences with Compaq/HP laptops & Toshiba's. I'd
> recommend you avoid those.
> ASUS and Dell seems to be the better brands, but that doesn't mean you
> don't come across the occasional dud.
>
> You shouldn't have any problems with compatibility, most laptops should
> work fine with recent distributions of Linux. An ubuntu live cd is a
> good way of checking how much trouble you might/might not have with a
> given laptop.
>
> A laptop with an Nvidia graphics card is a good idea. I've heard bad
> things about the ATI drivers for linux and the intel integrated graphics
> cards are just plain rubbish (the driver support is also a bit flakey
> for the later models)
>
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Marcel
> ---
> Remember, cheap things are not good, good things are not cheap.
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> AuckLUG mailing list
> AuckLUG at linux.net.nz
> http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aucklug

-- 
Michael McCallum
Software Engineer
Red Engine Ltd
cell:+64.21.576.907
http://www.RedEngine.co.nz/