[CALUG] Linux Friendly Laptops

[James Ewing Cottrell 3rd]

After much frustrating research looking thru various webpages (they all 
seem to be outdated) I decided to buy a Linksys "Gaming Router". It is 
designed to connect an Xbox via wireless. I though to myself...."hmmm, 
an Xbox is also a computer, just like my PC. It has a wireless card and 
an ethernet jack in it. A bit unwieldy, but works nicely. It has a DHCP 
server in it and a web based configuration, just like one of their 
routers. It's also a bit pricey (near $100), but how much is your time 
worth?

JIM

Eric Gosnell 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.)
> 
> Thanks,
> Eric
>