On 1/12/06, Saurabh Nanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm planning to purchase a laptop, which would be my new Linux box. I have
> a
> lot of questions which I am listing below. It would be great if anyone
> could
> help me with them -
>
> o I read some articles about Linux running into troubles with Intel
> Centrino
> based laptops -- especially the WLAN card. Can someone give me a first
> hand
> account?
> o Other factors remaining the same, there's a difference of about Rs 10k
> between Celeron-M and Centrino based laptops. Is the gain in performance
> worth the cost?
> o AMD Sempron Mobile or Celerom-M?
>
o AMD Turion-64 or Centrino?
> o Other than the Acer Aspire series, are there any AMD based laptops
> available in India?
> o From where can one get Lenovo R-Series in India? I couldn't find them on
> the website.
> o Acer, Compaq, Zenith, Lenovo, Dell -- any first hand experiences wrt
> reliability, after-sales support, etc?
> o Any specific recommendations or reviews of the laptop(s) that you have
> purchased
>
Depends on your budget. The AMD turion is the most value for money and 64bit
performance is great. I think in india all you will get is Acer if you want
AMD. Sony/lenovo etc., do not sell AMD based notebooks in India region
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