On Tue, 2009-07-14 at 13:08 -0700, Robert Kopp wrote: > I'm about to get a new laptop, and it would be nice to get one at a retail > store whose hardware was supported by Linux. The only problem I have ever > encountered with earlier laptops was with the Wifi adapter, but now that most > of the new ones don't have PCMCIA slots (to provide Wifi connectivity if the > built-in Wifi adapter doesn't work), this is an important point. > > I suppose it boils down to whether the Wifi chipset is supported by Linux, > then. Could someone direct me to a source of information on this subject, or > suggest laptops that are or are not suitable on these grounds? > > Most people don't like Windows Vista, but XP, which is still liked better, is > no longer installed on new PC's. Windows 7 won't be out until October, and > may or may not be free as an upgrade to purchasers of new equipment. So it > may be an especially good time to think about installing Linux on such > equipment. > > For a low end notebook
I am looking at Dell Insperon 15n..Comes loaded with Ubuntu.. Linux-yug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
