On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Gora Mohanty <g...@mimirtech.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Ravi Kumar <ra2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Gora, Is this recommendations to buy Sony VIAO or are you saying not to > buy > > because it has lots of issues with GNU Linux?? > > Well, to me, these were minor annoyances that I was willing to put up with, > especially as I imagine that they will be solved with future kernel > releases. > At that price point, the laptop is a steal: Comparable models from other > manufacturers (e.g., Dell, Lenovo, etc.) were over 70K, though I am not > sure > how build quality compares. Your mileage might vary. > > > Anyway, I bought Dell Inspiron 1545 with freedos, around a year ago, and > it > > never had any problem in using Linux and/or installing any device driver. > [...] > > Yes, Dell in general does have better Linux support, and their build > quality for > the business laptops is good (the Alien series is also worth looking > at). However, > do not buy online from them, as their service is terrible, even though the > site > is nice. I had actually ordered a Dell online, but cancelled after what was > supposed to be a 2-week delivery turned into over a month with no definite > delivery date in sight, and no communication from Dell's side. > > Regards, > Gora > > _______________________________________________ > Ilugd mailing list > Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > +2 for Dell. Bought an Inspiron 1545 without OS last year, works smoothly till date (used Ubuntu 9.10 and 10.04). Another one six months back, works smoothly again, 10.04. Regards, Abhinav Contact Me [image: Linkedin] <http://linkedin.com/in/abhinavsahai>[image: Facebook] <http://facebook.com/abhinavsahai>[image: Flickr]<http://flickr.com/photos/abhinavsahai>[image: Twitter] <http://twitter.com/abhinavsahai>[image: Blogger]<http://abhinavsahai.com/> _______________________________________________ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
