Re: [SLE] looking for advice about laptops
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Date: 07/09/04
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Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:52:27 +0100 To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
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Maura Edeweiss Monville wrote:
| I've ben thinking for a long time of buying a laptop for working on my
| projectduring trips and overseas stays ... rather than renting desktops.
| Needless to say I wish to rn SuSE. Up to last year most laptops were
| shipped with Windows installed and vendors/makers denied any
| responsibility about replacing Windows with SuSE satisfactorily.
| Another drawback is the particular configuration I need. Basically I'm
| looking for at least 1GB RAM, Pentiun IV or equivalent processor at least
| 3.06 GHz or faster. I aslso need the wireless network and a true model for
| occasional dial-up connections. Last year i thought I had found a laptop
| with the above characteristics but a better look at its components
| revealed an extrmely slow access to the data bus which would result in
| many CPU idle cycles.
|
| During the last year laptops have evolved and maybe the current market
| offers even more than I need ... I havent' found any time to follow up
| unluckily ... recently I've been offered a laptop ECS which is to me a
| totally unknown brand name. My understanding is that some third parties
| buy the main components and then they assembly them together according to
| the customer's requests .. which sounds pretty convenient.. But there
may be a
| pitfall I cannot see out of ignorance in this field.
| Honestly I do not know whether it's better to buy a known brand like Dell,
| HP, IMB, etc ... or save some money and still have a reliable laptop
| specially made for me by these third parties ...
| I'd greatly appreciate some advice
|
| Maura EM
|
The following website has links to other website where people have
shared their experiences with putting various linux distros onto
laptops. It was invaluable to me when I was trying to get my wireless to
work with my Dell Inspiron 8500. I've got the whole thing working pretty
well now, except for the damn subfs nonsense.
http://www.linux-on-laptops.com
I would recommend you select three different laptops that you think you
would enjoy owning and then search the above site to see what peoples
experiences have been.
HTH,
- --Sayf
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Blue Moose IT Support
www.bluemooseit.com
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