Dell N series is also a choice.
From:
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nicholas Battaglia
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 2:57 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Laptop-Testing-Team
Subject: Re: linux friendly
laptops
Get a WidowPC
:)
Sure it comes with Windows, but their customer service will help you install
Linux if thats what you want...
http://www.widowpc.com/
On 5/11/06, Duncan Lithgow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Thanks all for their advice so far, to summarize:
* Both ATI and Nvidia make linux drivers at various qualities. Nvidia
give better performance. ATI have a large quality drop in their linux
drivers compared to windows. Intel are just not that good.
* Wifi is always tricky, look it up.
* HP, Lenovo/IBM and other minor players have been cooperative with
linux. Both resell linux for servers.
My own observations are that Lenovo seems the safest bet with the best
linux support, especially if you buy a thinkpad.
I've really warmed to the HP Pavilion Dv8220ea which has the Nvidia
GeForce Go 7400 graphics card, which Nvidia supports under linux. The
other thing I was a bit wary of was wireless, this has an Intel®
PRO/Wireless 3945 which seems to be a bit touch and go under dapper, but
there is a whole sourceforge project dedicated to making it work. Good
enough for me.
So, that's what I'm going for, HP Pavilion Dv8220ea. I'll be back with
how it goes.
Duncan
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