On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 09:15:47AM -0800, Mark wrote:
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:51 AM, Bret Busby b...@busby.net wrote:
[snip]
Apart from HP's apparent new hostility toward Linux, I had approached two
local computer shops regarding desktops that have quad core CPU's and 8GB
RAM, that they have advertised.
? I have a hp mini ( I am typing this on it), worked with debian out of
the box - apart from the 3g card - not a hp problem. I have a 8530 works
with out a problem, 8510 again not a problem ?
[snip]
FWIW, I reached a similar conclusion recently. My solution: bought a 5 year
old Dell (laptop) from ebay for $180, the type with ATI not nVidia graphics
card in it and an Intel wifi card. I have found, in general, Dell's
hardware (excluding nVidia and Broadcom) to be pretty Linux friendly,
particularly on the 5-year old type machines. Plus, you can buy their
netbooks and some cheaper laptops now with Ubuntu instead of Windows. While
it isn't Debian, at least they aren't actively anti-Linux. Maybe they are
preparing to be more Linux-friendly with the impending Google OS Chrome
scheduled for release later in 2010.
That is the newest machine in my house. The oldest is from 1997.
My $0.02, keep the change.
Mark
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