Linux Laptops

[Timothy J. Finucane]

I'm using an Averatec 3150HW and the only thing that did not work well
with Linux was the built in wireless. I'm using Suse 9.1 on it.

Tim

-- 
“Those who would trade liberty in exchange for some degree of security
end up with neither liberty, nor security.”    —Benjamin Franklin



On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 18:27, Jesse Jarzynka wrote:
>     Hey, just wondering if anyone's has used any new laptops lately
> and wanted to get some feedback on the vendors, and see how Linux
> played with them. As far as our experience, seems as long as it has
> nVidia graphics it plays well (With Fedora Core 2). I just noticed
> this one from Office Max and seems like a pretty good deal, and would
> do well with Linux. In case that link is broke from a cookie or
> something, here are the specs:
> 
> Compaq Presario RS3210us Laptop Computer w/Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M
> 3000+
> Processor: Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M processor 3000+ (1.6GHz) 
> Memory: 256MB DDR SDRAM (expandable to 1.3GB)
> Display: 15.4" WXGA widescreen display (max. resolution 1280 x 800)
> Hard drive: 60GB (4200 RPM) 
> Communications: Integrated 10/100BaseT ethernet LAN (RJ-45),
> integrated v.90/v.92 56KB modem (RJ-11)
> Wireless connectivity: 54g Integrated 802.11b/g wireless LAN  
> Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce 4 420 Go with 32MB dedicated
> Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 
> Primary CD/DVD drive: 24x DVD/CD-RW combo drive 
> External ports: 3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0, 1 parallel, 1 PS/2,
> 1 VGA, 1 TV out, 1 RJ-11, 1 RJ-45
> Dimensions: 10.96" (L) x 14.25" (W) x 1.8" (H) 
> Weight: 7.8 lb. 
> Sound: Internal JBL Pro Performance speakers
> 
> This is going for $999.98 at http://officemax.com. Any comments or
> worries about this one as far as Linux goes? What would be the best
> would be to buy a laptop without any o/s, as to avoid paying for
> Winblows. I know HP is doing Linux laptops but those don't seem to be
> out yet, and I would remove whatever was on it anyways. Anyone know of
> any vendors (maybe Dell I think I heard?) selling o/s-less laptops?
> Any feedback is greatly appreciated. -Jesse Jarzynka