[CALUG] Linux Friendly Laptops

[Kelly Price]

On 3/1/06, Eric Gosnell <eric.gosnell at embedded-sys.com> wrote:
> I am saving up to buy a laptop.  I want to use Linux as my primary OS.  (I will
> dual boot so I can still have Windows based games, Visual Studio, etc.)  Are
> some laptop manufacturers better at providing Linux drivers for their hardware?
>  What do you recommend?  Second, are some distributions better for laptop
> support than others?
>
> (I am only slightly better than a novice at Linux administration.  I am a
> developer and I use it frequently at work.  This is my attempt to force myself
> to become more adept at it.)
>

The older is good, but be careful.  If you want games on it, look for
a NVidia based video system in it (ATI sucks in Linux).  Avoid any
Broadcom card (DLink, some Linksys).  Intel 2100 and RaLink based
cards are very good wireless cards.


> Thanks,
> Eric
>
> --
> Eric N. Gosnell
> Embedded Systems Design, Inc.
> 6810 Deerpath Road, Suite 300
> Elkridge, MD 21075
> 410-712-7290 (voice)
> 410-712-7291 (fax)
>
> eric.gosnell at embedded-sys.com
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>
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