On Thu, 2007-03-01 at 21:44 +1100, Ershad Shafi Chowdhury wrote: > i have used ibm t42 quite successfully with suse ..... >
I've had an excellent run with three different T series Thinkpads, but gave up completely on an R series. It's sitting on the shelf gathering dust right now :( Does anyone want it? Moral of the story: Don't go by brand name. > On 3/1/07, Jeff Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > <quote who="Russell Davie"> > > > > > A customer has asked me advice on a new entry level laptop that would > > run > > > Linux. > > > > > > Which is a good choice? > > > > I can't point to a particular brand or model, but I can give you a big > > hint > > that will help your purchasing decision: Buy Intel, from top to bottom. > > You > > will have a massively better experience using Linux with a completely > > Intel > > based laptop, particularly the video chipset. > > > > > They also want training as they have never used Linux before. > > > > > > Who could do this? is this available as a computer based learning or > > DVD? > > > > Perhaps look around on the OSIA website: http://www.osia.net.au/ > > > > - Jeff > > > > -- > > Open CeBIT 2007: Sydney, Australia > > http://www.opencebit.com.au/ > > > > Cette menace est très sérieuse. > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > > > > > -- > Ershad Chowdhury > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
