fedora-list Digest, Vol 34, Issue 60

[chris at idlelion.net]

> On Mon, 2006-11-27 at 10:26 -0500, jim tate wrote:

>> Be sure what ever you get,  it has a Mini-pci wireless card, preferably
>> with Intel, Atheros chipset.
>> A laptop with a Mini-pci slot built in will allow you to buy a Wireless
>> mini-pci card that will work with Linux.
>> You can buy mini-pci wireless cards on Ebay for around $30.00,
>> preferably  with Intel, Atheros chipset,
>> Atheros chipset uses the Linux Madwifi driver, Intel supports Linux.
>> I would venture to say most all hardware in Laptops Linux will detect,

Some laptops will only allow specific cards in their internal slots. 
New ThinkPads are that way, but you can still get the cards at reasonable 
prices on eBay.