On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 03:32:49PM +0100, Noah Slater wrote: > Hello, > > I am wanting to buy a new laptop primarily to move away from PowerPC so that > my > machine is better supported by a default Debian installation. > > I really like the look of the VAIOs but wanted to know if anyone has any > feedback on how well supported they are. I don't want to be patching kernels > or > hacking my xorg to get things running smoothly.
Huh? I think you might be using the wrong distribution. Are you confusing hacking with configuring? > Wireless would be nice too, preferably without using non-free software. That depends on the chipset. Maybe look for a laptop without built in wireless and buy a "supported" pcmcia card? There are some websites which can help you decide whether a particular laptop has any gotchas with Linux, google on "laptop linux" -- Chris. ====== -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
