On Thursday 30 October 2003 10:36 am, Praedor Atrebates wrote:
This may allow the Intel Centrino wireless garbage to work. It is garbage because Intel SAID they would support linux but they backtracked and have not released any linux drivers. For their failure to follow through I have boycotted using their systems (CPU, etc) in favor of AMD. This isn't enough to get me to change my mind, though for others who have centrino systems but have to live with the fact that they are all but useless under linux, this may be a way to make use of your investment.
I have done the same, but in the laptop world, there is not as much choice. I just ordered an IBM T41 but replaced the Intel WiFi card with a Cisco Aironet which is supported in 9.2.
As I shopped around, it looked like the only real choice in an AMD laptop was HP. As I am not entirely happy with their **on the fence** support of SCO, I had a hard time buying an HP machine. That, on top of the fact that Intel got it right with the Pentium M, and that IBM had a wireless alternative and they actually had documents on their own website about installing Linux on the thing made my choice pretty clear. The keyboard light sealed the deal.
Dell doesn't have a wireless option that has linux support, not to mention they don't support AMD and give lip service to Linux. I understand that they get massive discounts from Intel and Microsoft for maintaining their exclusivity, but that doesn't mean I have to buy it just because it is cheaper. Also, Dell just looks cheaper, but when you really price it out with all the options, a comparable D600 to the T41 was the same price.
I wish I had waited another month before buying my Dell 5150....
This is what I'd be getting instead: http://qditech.com.au/AMD_K8.htm
Athlon64 3200+ Radeon M10 9600 7200rpm Hitach 2.5 drive.
Now that is a system....
rgds
Franki
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