[wplug] Linux laptops

[Max Putas]

A friend of mine had pretty good luck with System76 (http://system76.com/).

On 7/2/07, Bryon Gill <bgtrio at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> For what it's worth, I've been using a Thinkpad X60 and it's been easier
> to
> configure than my HP ZD7000 Pavilion was.  With the HP I had a heck of a
> time
> getting ACPI to work properly, but around the time FC6 came out suspend
> finally
> worked out of the box at least.  I never could do anything about the fans
> which
> ran constantly and sounded like a jet engine  (this was one of the giant
> 17"
> screen models).
>
> With FC6 on the X60 Thinkpad, I had to install madwifi drivers for the
> wireless,
> but that's really the only customization I had to do.  Suspend works
> properly,
> bluetooth even works so I can use my cell phone as a modem and get
> pictures off
> of it.  My Lenovo Thinkpad has been a terrific linux box thus far.
>
> Bryon
>
> On Mon, 2 Jul 2007, Bryan J Smith wrote:
>
> > My apologies for my general chide against Thinkpads, but years of
> dealing with their issues
> > (including under even NT/Win through NT 5.1/XP/2003) has caused my
> clients countless hours of issues.
> > This continues through the latest Thinkpads as well, and their off-shoot
> designs away from Intel reference.
> > Especially when it comes to the continued firmware and the total
> non-support of BIOS Interrupt 13h Disk Services.
> > Most of the time, Linux works around them, but early in 2.6, there was
> an issue when used with GNU Parted/GRUB that defaulted to full, standards
> compliance.
> >
> > --
> > Bryan J Smith - mailto:b.j.smith at ieee.org
> > http://thebs413.blogspot.com
> > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: curlynoodle at gmail.com
> >
> > Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:19:11
> > To:General user list <wplug at wplug.org>
> > Subject: Re: [wplug] Linux laptops
> >
> >
> > chandan datta wrote:
> >> Hi Linus users,
> >> I'm a visiting summer scholar at CMU from New Delhi.I wanted to get
> >> myself a new Linux laptop (without MS Vista pre-loaded).I visited the
> >> CMU Computer store ,but all of them have Vista.Where can I check up a
> >> good collection of Linux pre-loaded laptops ?
> >> I don't want a very high end system-a decent config -WIFI, 128/256 MB
> >> NVIDIA GPU,1 GB RAM,DVD reader will do(I'm looking for something under
> >> 1000$).Back at New Delhi I brought one Acer 4100 series with pretty
> >> decent config and Linpus linux loaded(it was easy to find).
> >>
> >> Help me guys !!!
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Chandan.
> >
> > If you are willing to load Linux yourself, you may want to check out
> > http://www.tigerdirect.com.  I have purchased several off-lease,
> refurbished
> > Lenovo/IBM laptops in recent years with good results.  Most recently, I
> bought a
> > IBM T30 which has run both Fedora 6 and Ubuntu 6.10 well.
> >
> > Dave
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Thanks,

Max Putas
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Graduate Student, Telecommunications
Systems Analyst, Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh
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