Re: [ilugd] Linux and Laptops -- Help required
Akshay Lamba wrote: I would recommend that you run a live CD on the model before purchasing just to make sure there isn't any glaring incompatibilities. Would it be possible to have a list of To Do's when running a Live CD to see if everything (well almost) works. There are so many different feature to be checked it would be helpful for some of us who have a hard time getting the linux unfriendly hardware to start running. thanks ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] Linux and Laptops -- Help required
Hi I am using Fujitsu S2110 AMD 64 BIT TURION processor and this laptop running like charm with gentoo just once issue I had that of ATI RADEON card support but I installed at-drivers and all is set. This laptop is powerful,small(13.3inch screen),lightweight and long battery backup approx 4:15 hours which is hard to find in other AMD based laptops just one more thing its bit expensive it will cost you more then 1 lakh and you have to wait for atleast 1 month to get it . If you need more info you can mail me back Regards Vishal ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] Linux and Laptops -- Help required
For that price you should be able to get any top-of-the-line Laptop. --Naresh --- vishal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I am using Fujitsu S2110 AMD 64 BIT TURION processor and this laptop running like charm with gentoo just once issue I had that of ATI RADEON card support but I installed at-drivers and all is set. This laptop is powerful,small(13.3inch screen),lightweight and long battery backup approx 4:15 hours which is hard to find in other AMD based laptops just one more thing its bit expensive it will cost you more then 1 lakh and you have to wait for atleast 1 month to get it . If you need more info you can mail me back Regards Vishal ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ -- Naresh __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] Linux and Laptops -- Help required
in infinite wisdom Naresh Narang spoke thus On Saturday 14 January 2006 11:50 PM: For that price you should be able to get any top-of-the-line Laptop. I would estimate you can get that big Mac laptop at that price (Powerbooks perhaps). I doubt if you can get better screen and lighter laptop than that. Put ubuntu/gentoo ppc on that and you are all set. -- _.-, raj shekhar .--' '-._ http://rajshekhar.net _/`- _ '. http://rajshekhar.net/blog ''._`.. \ ` \; WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE ;_\-- God's Last Message to his Creation ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] Linux and Laptops -- Help required
Everyone has its own pros and cons, your choice may depend on its use. Toshiba may give value for money. Toshiba _MAY_ give value for money. I had hard times trying to use in built SD Card Reader, IrDA and ACPI suspend on Debian Sarge but failed. WLAN works fine as its using Intel's cards. Also, probability is high that on-board modem will not work as most of the laptops have softmodems. Most of the Toshiba special function keys work with fnfxd. regards, Nishant -- Peace, Love and Compile the kernel. http://www.nishants.net Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
[ilugd] Linux and Laptops -- Help required
Hi, I'm planning to purchase a laptop, which would be my new Linux box. I have a lot of questions which I am listing below. It would be great if anyone could help me with them - o I read some articles about Linux running into troubles with Intel Centrino based laptops -- especially the WLAN card. Can someone give me a first hand account? o Other factors remaining the same, there's a difference of about Rs 10k between Celeron-M and Centrino based laptops. Is the gain in performance worth the cost? o AMD Sempron Mobile or Celerom-M? o AMD Turion-64 or Centrino? o Other than the Acer Aspire series, are there any AMD based laptops available in India? o From where can one get Lenovo R-Series in India? I couldn't find them on the website. o Acer, Compaq, Zenith, Lenovo, Dell -- any first hand experiences wrt reliability, after-sales support, etc? o Any specific recommendations or reviews of the laptop(s) that you have purchased I've read quite a few opinions online but most of them do not mention the specific models available in India, or do not address the Linux compatibility issue at all. TIA Nandz. -- http://nandz.blogspot.com http://foodieforlife.blogspot.com ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] Linux and Laptops -- Help required
On 1/12/06, Saurabh Nanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm planning to purchase a laptop, which would be my new Linux box. I have a lot of questions which I am listing below. It would be great if anyone could help me with them - o I read some articles about Linux running into troubles with Intel Centrino based laptops -- especially the WLAN card. Can someone give me a first hand account? o Other factors remaining the same, there's a difference of about Rs 10k between Celeron-M and Centrino based laptops. Is the gain in performance worth the cost? o AMD Sempron Mobile or Celerom-M? o AMD Turion-64 or Centrino? o Other than the Acer Aspire series, are there any AMD based laptops available in India? o From where can one get Lenovo R-Series in India? I couldn't find them on the website. o Acer, Compaq, Zenith, Lenovo, Dell -- any first hand experiences wrt reliability, after-sales support, etc? o Any specific recommendations or reviews of the laptop(s) that you have purchased Depends on your budget. The AMD turion is the most value for money and 64bit performance is great. I think in india all you will get is Acer if you want AMD. Sony/lenovo etc., do not sell AMD based notebooks in India region ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] Linux and Laptops -- Help required
Hi, On 1/12/06, Saurabh Nanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: o I read some articles about Linux running into troubles with Intel Centrino based laptops -- especially the WLAN card. Can someone give me a first hand account? I have a Toshiba Tecra S2 with Centrino Intel (b/g series) Wlan card it works perfectly in ubuntu. -- regards, makuchaku --- http://makuchaku.info When you speak out with the courage of your convictions, people listen! -- Valmik Thapar, Wildlife Conservationist. ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] Linux and Laptops -- Help required
I am also planning on purchasing a laptop and use it for Linux work. Can you folks also comment on the pricing and the best places for good deals? Cheers, Praveen On 1/12/06, Mayank Jain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, On 1/12/06, Saurabh Nanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: o I read some articles about Linux running into troubles with Intel Centrino based laptops -- especially the WLAN card. Can someone give me a first hand account? I have a Toshiba Tecra S2 with Centrino Intel (b/g series) Wlan card it works perfectly in ubuntu. -- regards, makuchaku --- http://makuchaku.info When you speak out with the courage of your convictions, people listen! -- Valmik Thapar, Wildlife Conservationist. ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] Linux and Laptops -- Help required
On 1/12/06, Saurabh Nanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: o I read some articles about Linux running into troubles with Intel Centrino based laptops -- especially the WLAN card. Can someone give me a first hand account? No trouble with Compaq Presario but it would be better to buy Linux laptop IAC as you will also save on software cost loading. Most of the top line vendors today have a Linux version. o Other factors remaining the same, there's a difference of about Rs 10k between Celeron-M and Centrino based laptops. Is the gain in performance worth the cost? IMHO = No o AMD Sempron Mobile or Celerom-M? o AMD Turion-64 or Centrino? o Other than the Acer Aspire series, are there any AMD based laptops available in India? I would stay away from Acer. Look up my previous posts in archives. I suffered by not getting any support and ultimately having to dump HTH -- Sudev Barar Learning Linux ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
Re: [ilugd] Linux and Laptops -- Help required
On Thu, 2006-01-12 at 04:16 +0530, Saurabh Nanda wrote: o I read some articles about Linux running into troubles with Intel Centrino based laptops -- especially the WLAN card. Can someone give me a first hand account? I'm running ubuntu on my HP centrino laptop. No problems with WLAN. o Other factors remaining the same, there's a difference of about Rs 10k between Celeron-M and Centrino based laptops. Is the gain in performance worth the cost? Not sure but I think there is a significant performance gain incase you're doing things like video editing, etc. Incase of normal use, that's 10k down the drain. I've read quite a few opinions online but most of them do not mention the specific models available in India, or do not address the Linux compatibility issue at all. I would recommend that you run a live CD on the model before purchasing just to make sure there isn't any glaring incompatibilities. Regards, Akshay ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
