On Wednesday 15 Oct 2003 4:48 am, Dave Sherman wrote: > L.V.Gandhi wrote: > > I would like to get opinions from those possesing linux compatible > > notebooks without any driver problem. Further I would like to ask those > > possessing intel centrino based notebooks their usability in linux for > > wireless connection. Mine will be general purpose using productivity apps > > and also video and audio playing from cds and dvds in addition to > > internet oriented jobs. > > I used to have an IBM ThinkPad that worked great. The only down-side was > a WinModem, but even so I was able to download a proprietary Lucent > driver for it. > > Currently, I am using a no-name model from www.powernotebooks.com. They > sell non-branded notebooks at good discounts (comparable to Dell), and > by default the notebooks come WITHOUT WINDOWS! Ironically, I ended up > ordering mine preinstalled with WinXP Pro (for professional reasons), > but I immediately re-partitioned the drive and installed Mandrake 9.1 on > it. Everything worked out of the box (including Radeon video w/ 3d > acceleration, AC97 sound, integrated NIC, and combo CDRW/DVD drive) > except the winmodem, which I have never bothered to try, so I don't know > if it is possible. The company even has several user support fora on > their site, including one devoted to running Linux on their systems. All > in all, I've been very happy with this unit.
Thanks for the info -- L.V.Gandhi 203, Soundaryalahari Apartments, Lawsons Bay colony, Visakhapatnam, 530017 MECON, 5th Floor, RTC Complex, Visakhapatnam AP 530020 INDIA http://lvgandhi.tripod.com/
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