[ale] And now, on topic - laptop hardware recommendations

[Larry Johnson]

I like the deals one can get with Dell also, but before purchasing any given
model I'd check out what wireless chip the model has.  Go to http:://
linuxwireless.org to check out the support for the chip.  My own experience
with a Dell Inspiron 1545 is that wireless support is the crankiest thing to
configure.

Larry

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 8:23 AM, Chuck Payne <terrorpup at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 8:06 AM, Richard Bronosky <Richard at bronosky.com>
> wrote:
> > My dad just had a mobo failure on his Acer One netbook and is looking
> > for a replacement. It has to have Linux friendly components, of
> > course, but other than that nothing is sacred but price. It could be
> > anywhere between a netbook and a 15". Goal is to spend <$300 for a
> > netbook or <$500 for a laptop.
> >
> > What brands do you trust?
> >
> > Which do you avoid?
> >
> > Are there any deals you would like to take advantage of this week?
> >
> > Are there any local deals worth me picking up for him?
> >
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> I would recommend Dell laptop, I know to most that might be evil, but
> with the back-to-school special coming up, the prices are in that
> range, plus so far on the hardware side I have better lunch with them
> than other brands. I know that weird to say.
>
> Dunno much about netbooks, since I am MacHead  I am still debating a
> netbook or iPad.
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