Darrel N. Lawrence wrote:
I am thinking of buying a laptop for home use. I would like to run
basic applications like Firefox, Open Office and probably Amarok for
music. The OS would be Ubuntu or Kubuntu. That is pretty basic stuff
so I don't think I need a lot of horsepower. I am thinking new, around
1.6-1.8GHz Dual Core, minimum 1Gig of memory and 80-120 Gig hard
drive. I do need wireless 802.11 b/g. So, my question are;
1. Are there any makes or brands of laptops I should avoid?
2. Is there a brand or model of laptop that is better supported by the
Linux community?
3. Is there a way that I can be certain that the 802.11 in the laptop is
going to be recognized by Ubuntu?
4. Does anybody have any specific recommendations for a laptop to fit my
needs? (New or used?)
I would recommend a used Intel Centrino based laptop. The Intel wireless
(2100, 2200, 3195) is fully supported and most all the other parts are
generic Intel and supported. I have an older Gateway 450ROP that works
well with Fedora Core 5 and Fedora 8 (I skipped 6 and 7). Plus with an
older laptop you are more likely to have better Linux support because
more testing/hacking has been done to get it to work.
Gus
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