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On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Robin Atwood |
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<robin.atwood@×××××××××.net>wrote: |
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> I am in the market for a new laptop and would be interested if anyone |
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> else on the list had recently bought a laptop in which all the hardware |
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> worked out of the box with Linux. I am most concerned about |
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> WiFi/audio/webcam, the finer points of hibernation are of lesser concern. |
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> Currently I have a "Linux Certified" machine but I want to avoid shipping |
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> costs to the UK. |
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> TIA |
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> -Robin |
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I bought a Gateway NV55C late last year, and Ubuntu went on without a hitch: |
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sound, movies, webcam, wifi, ethernet, second monitor and all. |
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The only thing to dislike is that the machine does not have an indicator LED |
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for caps lock -- on Win 7 it uses an on-screen icon each time the status |
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changes. |
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Kevin O'Gorman, PhD |
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