I'm guessing that this was intended for the least, redirecting. On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 20:54:02 +0530 L.V.Gandhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have vaio FE series. I could install etch in addition to Vista. Of > course it needs tweaking. It is available in the net. > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 5:29 PM, Micha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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] > > > > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
