I have owned 2 different HP laptops and both have worked flawlessly with linux. Both are well documented at http://www.edwiget.name. The newer one really requires a 2.6.29 or better kernel though for stability
Ed Wiget P.s. Sorry for 2nd mail, forgot to add list to 1rst Sent from my BlackBerry® device from Cellular One -----Original Message----- From: "SAMUEL JOSE PEREIRA CARNEIRO MACDOWELL" <macdowell....@dpf.gov.br> Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:01:00 To: Alexander Kapshuk<sashaandta...@gmail.com> Cc: <debian-laptop@lists.debian.org> Subject: re: Dell or HP laptop with excellent support to Linux (Debian) I have a HP Pavillon tx1420us. I wouldn't by HP laptop anymore. I had a lot of problems and poor help. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01087277&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jump id=reg_R1002_USEN mac > G'day, > > My name is Alexander Kapshuk. > > I am looking to purchase a Dell laptop with excellent Linux support > (Debian > Lenny). > > Here are the specifications I am after: > > CPU = Inter Core 2 Duo; > > RAM = 3GB or 4GB; > > Graphics Card = NVIDIA GeForce; > > Hard Drive = 250GB or 320GB; > > With a webcam; > > With a card reader; > > Wi Fi: anything but Broadcom (i was told Broadcom Wi Fi has a lousy Linux > support, correct me if I'm wrong); > I would appreciate it if somebody would recommend a model of a DELL laptop > that meets the specs above or similar as this is going to be a > considerable > investment for me and I want to make sure that the laptop I end up buying > has very good Linux support. > > Looking forward to hearing from any of you that would care to respond at > your convenience. > > Thanking you all in advance > Alexander Kapshuk. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-laptop-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org