Re: The purchase of a new laptop on debian

2010-06-07 Thread Alexander Batischev
On Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 02:31:21AM +, Hendrik Boom wrote: > There's a Windows program called something like Goodbye Windows, or ByeBye > Windows or something like that that is a Linux installer. I no longer know > where I got it, unfortunately. I believe it used to be at goodbye-microsoft.com,

Re: The purchase of a new laptop on debian

2010-06-07 Thread Marc Shapiro
Hendrik Boom wrote: > If you can't avoid the Windows tax, and get Windows on it,m you might want to > start from there (I did this with my Asus 1000HE). There's a Windows > program called something like Goodbye Windows, or ByeBye Windows or > something like that that is a Linux installer. I

Re: The purchase of a new laptop on debian

2010-06-07 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:53:26 +0100, Jochen Schulz wrote: > Daniel Dalton: >> On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 03:24:31PM +0100, Jochen Schulz wrote: >>> >>> The only drawback is that you probably won't have that much fun >>> running stable on it, because I don't think stable supports the >>> graphics chip

Re: The purchase of a new laptop on debian

2009-12-03 Thread Wolodja Wentland
On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 22:56 +1100, Daniel Dalton wrote: > I'm looking to buy a knew laptop. I have been recommended by a few > people to look at the Lenovo thinkpad X 200 and t 400/500. What are your > thoughts on these systems? What is positive, what is negative? As this website has not been m

Re: The purchase of a new laptop on debian

2009-12-02 Thread Jochen Schulz
Daniel Dalton: > On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 03:24:31PM +0100, Jochen Schulz wrote: >> >> The only drawback is that you probably won't have that much fun running >> stable on it, because I don't think stable supports the graphics chip > > I run squeeze Then you shouldn't run into problems. The harde

Re: The purchase of a new laptop on debian

2009-12-02 Thread Daniel Dalton
On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 03:24:31PM +0100, Jochen Schulz wrote: > My Thinkpad X200 is approaching its first birthday and I really love it. > If you can afford it, it is a really good choice and well worth the > price. Yes, all the reviews sounded positive. > > The only drawback is that you probab

Re: The purchase of a new laptop on debian

2009-12-02 Thread Daniel Dalton
> I've been happily using Debian on Thinkpads for just over 11 years now. Excellent:) > > > What other brands should I consider Dell and HP don't seem to be as > > powerful as these Lenovos, but maybe I'm wrong. What should I consider > > with good linux support (debian)? I'm looking at a 12.1 i

Re: The purchase of a new laptop on debian

2009-12-02 Thread Daniel Dalton
On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 02:34:36PM -0600, John W Foster wrote: > I dont often buy systems, I build my own, but laptops are not a DIY > project. I have been shopping for a new laptop to use in my work & what > someone told me to do was: burn a Ubuntu live disk & take it with me > when shopping. That

Re: The purchase of a new laptop on debian

2009-12-02 Thread John W Foster
-Original Message- From: Daniel Dalton To: luv-main Cc: debian-user Subject: The purchase of a new laptop on debian Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 22:56:08 +1100 Hi All, I'm looking to buy a knew laptop. I have been recommended by a few people to look at the Lenovo thinkpad X 200 and t 40

Re: The purchase of a new laptop on debian

2009-12-02 Thread Jochen Schulz
Daniel Dalton: > > I'm looking to buy a knew laptop. I have been recommended by a few > people to look at the Lenovo thinkpad X 200 and t 400/500. What are your > thoughts on these systems? What is positive, what is negative? My Thinkpad X200 is approaching its first birthday and I really love i

Re: The purchase of a new laptop on debian

2009-12-02 Thread Russell Coker
On Wed, 2 Dec 2009, Daniel Dalton wrote: > I'm looking to buy a knew laptop. I have been recommended by a few > people to look at the Lenovo thinkpad X 200 and t 400/500. What are your > thoughts on these systems? What is positive, what is negative? I've been happily using Debian on Thinkpads for

The purchase of a new laptop on debian

2009-12-02 Thread Daniel Dalton
Hi All, I'm looking to buy a knew laptop. I have been recommended by a few people to look at the Lenovo thinkpad X 200 and t 400/500. What are your thoughts on these systems? What is positive, what is negative? What other brands should I consider Del and HP don't seem to be as powerful as these