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

[Chuck Payne]

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Lightner, Jeff <jlightner at water.com> wrote:
> My Dell laptop hasn't had any issues but it is a Dimension 630
> (commercial grade).  We also do all our Linux servers on Dell PowerEdge
> servers and we've not seen major issues on those either.  We even have a
> Dell OptiPlex workstation with Linux on it.
>
> Early on, circa 2005, Dell's Enterprise Linux support team was a major
> mess but they've gotten a lot better over time.  It seems like someone
> there got the message and made a point of building a real team.
> Back before that they once really annoyed me by suggesting I load
> Windows on Linux server so I could install the firmware update as their
> Linux BIN file didn't work.   (I eventually figured out what the issue
> was with their BIN file because they wouldn't even look at it.)
> Nowadays their BIN files work swimmingly.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Geoffrey Myers
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 4:47 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> Subject: Re: [ale] And now, on topic - laptop hardware recommendations
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>
> On Jul 12, 2010, at 8:23 AM, Chuck Payne 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.
>
> I've seen more problems with Dell laptops then any laptop I've ever
> experienced.  I wouldn't touch one with a ten foot mouse...
>
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I know this is a bit bais, but I haven't any issue with openSUSE on
any Dell. I even got my sprint wireless service to work on openSUSE
under Gnome. I have good luck with Sony as well. The one that I have
major issues with Leveno/IBM. I tried openSUSE, Fedora, and Ubuntu.

I am running openSUSE 11.2 Dell M6400, though I will never own a 17"
again. If I want a work station, I will build one.

+5 on Dell and Linux.
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