[ale] System advice for a newbie

[Charles Shapiro]

Well, if you're local you might want  to come to the InstallFest this
weekend ( http://installfest.lawlug.com ). It'll be a chance to actually
watch linux installed on a variety of different machines.

I generally build my own systems at home. At the office we've had
occasional problems with various motherboard NICs, but they've had more
to do with hardware reliability than with driver troubles.

-- CHS



On Fri, 2004-10-29 at 10:05, Tim Watts wrote:
> Good Morning,
> 
> I want to get a new system and put Linux on it. I'm basically looking 
> for general advice on purchasing a new system targeted for linux. The 
> goal is general use and fun.
> 
> Some of the systems I'm looking at have integrated network and video on 
> the mother board (e.g HP Pavilion a700n). I've had problems in the past 
> with finding drivers for proprietary or off the wall adapters. Short of 
> doing a BYOS I'd like to avoid these kind of problems.
> 
> Any experience on how to avoid these and other problems before buying? 
> Anyone hit a wall with integrated adapters? What's been your experience?
> 
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