[K12OSN] System76

"Terrell Prudé Jr." microman at cmosnetworks.com
Tue May 8 04:05:11 UTC 2007 

That's probably because that Marvell piece of junk is cheaper and he
thought he could pull a fast one.  I've seen that trick many, many
times.  Way to catch him, and make sure that his boss's boss knows.

--TP
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Daniel Bodanske wrote:
> I ordered a new computer from the local shop last week. I went all
> Intel specifically because the drivers were in the kernel and I
> wouldn't have to mess around with anything. I gave the tech a list of
> specific, well-supported chips.
>
> I picked it up last night, went to install Ubuntu 7.04, and found he'd
> slipped a crap Marvel wireless card in instead of the Intel Pro I had
> ordered.
>
> Sometimes, even when you research and plan, you still can't get things
> to work.
>
> Dan
>
> On 5/8/07, Jason Neiffer <neiffer at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have had great luck with the nVidia drivers, too, especially in
>> Ubuntu.
>> With the new closed-source driver install system in Ubuntu 7.04, it was
>> literally three clicks to install.
>>
>> jn
>>
>>
>>  On 5/7/07, James P. Kinney III <jkinney at localnetsolutions.com> wrote:
>> > On Mon, 2007-05-07 at 21:03 -0400, "Terrell Prudé Jr." wrote:
>> > > I'd ditch the nVidious graphics if at all possible and go for
>> laptops
>> > > that have Intel video.  If anything, that should make it cost
>> *less*.
>> > > You're right; purchase price cannot be the only determining factor.
>> > > You've also got to ask yourself how much it's going to cost you in
>> > > time to make some nVidious or Broadcom crap actually work with
>> > > GNU/Linux.  That time expenditure can, as I found, be very
>> significant
>> > > indeed.
>> > >
>> > NVdia graphics chips always work with Linux. They (NVidia) may not
>> have
>> > an open source driver, but the driver they have is top notch. The
>> > disaster with laptop video happens with the use of shared RAM. All of
>> > the Intel video I have ever seen in a laptop use shared RAM. It is
>> > possible to get dedicated graphics RAM with NVidia chips in laptops.
>> >
>> > Making a laptop work with Linux is no easy matter. The overall
>> quantity
>> > of no-driver hardware on the systems is frustrating. The only
>> advantage
>> > of Dell joining the fray on supplying laptops with Linux is it _may_
>> > help push some stubborn manufacturers into writing drivers for
>> Linux or
>> > opening up their specs so someone else can.
>> >
>> > > --TP
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>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Timothy Hart wrote:
>> > > > The prices on system76 don't seem that crazy. Maybe I just haven't
>> > > > compared enough, but looks pretty good to me. Built in camera,
>> > > > nVidia 256MB graphics, non broadcom wireless. I didn't think I was
>> > > > crazy when I thought Dell wasn't doing it yet. I did have a D610
>> > > > running Mepis and a couple other distros. Took me a while to
>> get the
>> > > > wireless going but it worked eventually.
>> > > >
>> > > > Paul, I have no problem with a company making a profit. Far
>> from it.
>> > > > I just like it when companies embrace open source as a business
>> > > > model. Yes, Dell is "finally" getting on board. I don't want to
>> get
>> > > > hosed on price, but it isn't the only thing I am looking for. That
>> > > > is why I am wondering about what others think.
>> > > >
>> > > > Tim
>> > > >
>> > > > On 5/7/07, Jonathan Carter < jonathan at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>> > > >         Hi Timothy
>> > > >
>> > > >         Timothy Hart wrote:
>> > > >         > Has anyone ever used any of the laptops from system76
>> > > >         > (http://system76.com). I need a new Linux laptop and
>> heard
>> > > >         about them on
>> > > >         > the Linux Action Show. Wondering if anyone has had some
>> > > >         first hand (or
>> > > >         > second or third) knowledge about them. Thanks.
>> > > >
>> > > >         I've met quite a few System76 laptop users this week (here
>> > > >         at the Ubuntu
>> > > >         developers summit in Spain), and everyone I've met who has
>> > > >         one is quite
>> > > >         happy with their system. The hardware really doesn't look
>> > > >         too bad
>> > > >         either, compared to other decent laptop brands.
>> > > >
>> > > >         -Jonathan
>> > > >
>> > > >
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