Some response in line - --- Saurabh Nanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 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? No good experience yet. > 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? Compare L2 cache. It makes difference depending on use. If you are just surfing web and checking Emails, it doesn't matter. > o AMD Sempron Mobile or Celerom-M? Cost. > o AMD Turion-64 or Centrino? If you are going to or able to use 64 bit feature then yes, its good to go for Turion-64 otherwise bells and whistles. > 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. Some Lenovo R series have security chip in them that I am not sure if you can use them with Linux but you could create your encrypted file system with it. > o Acer, Compaq, Zenith, Lenovo, Dell -- any first > hand experiences wrt > reliability, after-sales support, etc? Toshiba and Lenovo are reliable. I've heard bad stories about Dell. > o Any specific recommendations or reviews of the > laptop(s) that you have > purchased Everyone has its own pros and cons, your choice may depend on its use. Toshiba may give value for money. Regards, --Naresh __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
