Anythnig to watch out for on a laptop?

[Caleb Rodriguez]

Yes, try not to purchase a Sony. I did and several distros failed to 
boot. I like Sony products, but their laptops do not seem to support 
Linux as well.

MacGyver


Ow Mun Heng wrote:

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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: WipeOut [mailto:wipe_out at users.sourceforge.net]
>>Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 9:03 PM
>>To: fedora-list at redhat.com
>>Subject: Anythnig to watch out for on a laptop?
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>>Hi,
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>>I just sold my old Laptop and so I am now looking for a new one..
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>Mee Too..
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>>Is there anything to stay away from that has major issues with FC or 
>>Linux in general?
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>Modems. 56K that is.. Unless you have broadband, so that's a non-issue.
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>>Issues with built in WiFi?
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>Working. Ndiswrapper.
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>>Are Centrino's any good? It seems like they have taken a step 
>>backwards and lowered the processor speed..
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>In some cases, the extra cache makes thing faster. eg: During video
>encoding, I compare (not apple to apple) on a D600 1.4G 512Ram vs
>2.4G P4 512M Ram (desktop). FPS using Helix Producer gets me like 
>11-12 FPS vs 10-11 FPS  on the desktop
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>So.. you be the judge.
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>Oh.. and Battery life if it's anything to you, the D600's Batt life 
>sucks. 2:30 hours on a 6 cell.
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>check-out tuxmobil.org to look at the laptops you're interested in.
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