On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Arun Khan <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 2:45 PM, subhojit ojha <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > I tried this link http://www.emperorlinux.com/ but here the costs are so
> > high, need ur view?
>
> >>Their volumes are low - they buy from the manufacturer and do their
> >>own integration to ensure all devices on the laptops work with the
> >>pre-installed Linux distro that they ship. That costs time and money.
>
> > what about thinkpad or vaio.
>
> >>For the most "out of box" support on Linux; any Intel Centrino family
> >>chipset based laptop will do. Beware of KVM support though - most
> >>laptop BIOS are b0rked and do not allow loading of KVM modules even
> >>though the CPU may support it.
>
> >>As for Thinkpad v/s Vaio. I would lean towards Thinkpad, IIRC some
> >>thinkpad models come with FreeDOS thereby giving you a lower price
> >>point. Again look for Centrino family chip set.
>
> >>To the best of my knowledge, Sony has never put a non-Windows Vaio
> >>whereas most of the other manufacturers have; that is a decisive
> >>factor for me.
>
> >>Another more important issue is about warranty - check with
> >>manufacturer for hardware support if you do install Linux on a system
> >>that came with Windows pre-installed.
>
Thanks Arun sir,
can I send a offline mail to you ?
with regards
subhojit ojha
_______________________________________________
ILUGC Mailing List:
http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
