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On 03/30/2011 02:46 PM, Elaine C. Sharpe wrote: |
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> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 08:40:02PM +0200, Robin Atwood 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 |
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>> concern. Currently I have a "Linux Certified" machine but I want to |
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>> avoid shipping costs to the UK. |
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> I've always had the best luck with the hardware support for |
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> thinkpads (and dell inspirons, though they're kind of clunky |
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> and cheesy). Can't vouch for the new ones though, it's been |
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> a few years since I upgraded. |
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I've been using a thinkpad X201; WiFi works well and audio too. Don't |
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have a camera. There is a little problem configuring the touch pad |
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buttons for a left hand but it does not bother me. All in all a very |
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good machine under gentoo. |
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