2010/12/22 Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) <r...@linux-delhi.org>: [...] > Coming back to the matter in hand, I was planning to buy a mid-range > laptop (actually someone else planning to buy me one, for reasons too > complex to go into), and was wondering if you could share your > experiences with laptops that are fully FOSS-compliant. Range is Rs 40K > to 60K, and I'd prefer laptops with devices that are supported with > native Linux drivers. Suggestions and recommendations, please, all you > mobile gurus out there! [...]
Have been happy with the Sony Vaio VPCEB36FG (all those letters/digits are important), in spite of Sony's reputation of not being FOSS-friendly. Intel i3 quad-core 2.4GHz, 15.6" screen, ATI Radeon HD 5600 graphics card, full HD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive at 52K (most places will give you a 2% discount for cash). Had to fiddle with some hardware, and the only things that still have issues are: * Does not hibernate/suspend properly. Have not tried to figure out why yet. * The tablet mouse works, but does not have complete Synaptics support, i.e., there is no easy way to turn it off from X, and accidental clicks when typing are a pain. Regards, Gora _______________________________________________ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
