Richard C. Steffens wrote: > On 11/19/2011 03:09 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: >> I'm attempting to move to Linux. As I've had some near >> disasters with attempting to have Linux coexist with Windows >> and there is no physically nearby Linux support (rural SW >> MO), I will purchase a used laptop for a test bed that will >> be a pure Linux machine - probably with multiple distros on it. >> >> The local used computer store seems to have a assortment of >> Dell, Toshiba, and Acer. Any gotcha's to watch for? > > A couple of months back I finally upgraded the memory and hard disk on > my Acer Aspire 1640z laptop which I bought new back in 2006 -- I think. > I have it running as a dual boot machine with WinXP and Ubuntu 10.04. > While I can't say anything about the dial-up modem,
I've a Live CD of Ubuntu 10.10 and found it doesn't include dial up out of the box. I'm given to understand that it is in repository. For my philosophy that creates a serious down-check. > I can say that > Ubuntu handles all the rest of the hardware very well. Wireless worked > out of the box, and it appears to be happy with the power related > aspects of the hardware, too. I can close the lid on the running > machine, come back later, open the lid, push the power button, feed it > my password and be right back where I was when I closed the lid. I can't > speak for how long the battery will last under that condition because I > usually leave it plugged in. > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
