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On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 07:31:09PM +0100, Robin Atwood wrote |
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> I am in the market for a new laptop and would be interested if |
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> anyone else on the list had recently bought a laptop in which all |
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> the hardware worked out of the box with Linux. I am most concerned |
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> about WiFi/audio/webcam, the finer points of hibernation are of |
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> lesser concern. Currently I have a "Linux Certified" machine but I |
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> want to avoid shipping costs to the UK. |
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That would require the install CD to be psychic. I got an Acer Aspire |
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working under Gentoo after "an excellent adventure". See thread... |
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http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/238950 I think that |
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with Gentoo the problem is knowing which drivers to use. The only |
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problem is to avoid machines with "Poulsbo" video chips at all costs. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |