On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 07:59:09 +1300 Chris Bannister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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. > I don't know how the modern ones are. Had one bought about five years ago and everything was supported at the time. On the other hand the customer support was the worst I ever ran into. I got better support for no name mp3 players bought in the flea market. It had a bad cpu which burned out, after assuring me three times that there was not problem to get warranty repair they charged me 250$ to get a warranty repair and all this time the support shift supervisor constantly avoided me. Couldn't get a single non template reply from the support. A company my dad worked for had an even worse experience with a 5000$ video camera. I would suggest avoiding them like fire in a swamp full of acid. Go with thinkpads (X or T series, not lenovo c or n series) or dells. > 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" > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
