> [email protected] wrote: > >>> I think there's a CentOS live CD, that should be good to test with. > > > > there is a live CentOS image? got a pointer? Unfortunately I don't think > > http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&q=centos+live
thanks. i swear i did a search before i asked, but i don't remember what i looked for and it came up empty.. *shakes head* holiday laziness i guess. > > > try before you buy is much of an option. I can't just hop over to BestBuy > > to look at most of these machines. > > is bestbuy one of those internet retailers? There are other vendors, > with retail outlets. If you need their service then buy from one of those. bestbuy is storefront w/ online presence, similar to frys, but not as extensive. I guess my point is that most retail shops rarely carry the nicer business laptops on display. > >> I think, on reflection, that some vendors offer Linux (and RHEL) > >> preinstalled on some models of their laptops. > > > > I did go looking around an the T61 is offered as a linux certified laptop > > from a third party with RHEL5, so I'm not sure what they do different to > > avoid these issues. I know Dell sells RHEL on its Precision series, does > > anyone else? > > > > -greg > > > > Ask your preferred vendor, at least that informs them of the demand. > > fwiw I've bought three Intellish laptops, one new (cheap) Acer > consumer-grade and two used, a Satellite 1400 and a Thinkpad R40. All > came with Windows, but all run Linux fine. > > I was going to do some checking. but lenovo.com.au does not work with > Seamonkey. IBM has a 7-day money-back guarantee on used laptops. I hoped > to find whether the same offer applies to new. The trick here is business grade and new. that run RHEL 5 64bit. I've been playing with this hp still, and it hasn't repeated the issue w/ the wifi irq dropping, so *shrug* we might go with it. RHEL5.3beta runs fairly well on it compared to 5.2. -greg _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
