[CALUG] Linux Friendly Laptops

[Kelly Price]

I doubt it.

On 3/1/06, william kelly <william.kelly.jr at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does the lug meet any times other than weds?
>
>
> On 3/1/06, Kelly Price <strredwolf at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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
> > > Voice Mail ext. 223
> > >
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> > --
> > Kelly "STrRedWolf" Price
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