On Wed, 2009-03-18 at 07:19 +1100, David Ryder wrote: > Hi, > > I'm after a notebooks which I will only put Ubuntu (8+) on. I want the > internet camera and mic built in (Ekiga, Skype). > > I went to JB Hi-Fi and Powerhouse yesterday. To my amazement, I was told > that all notebooks will take linux perfectly (as in "no problems") and > one said he uses Ubuntu on 'several' without a problem - though he > needed his brother-in-law to install it. > > Neither would accept my offer of "I will buy it if you guarantee my > money back if it does not work with Ubuntu (8.04). They would not as > they then said "They were made to work with Windows XP/Vista". > > My second question was, do any have dual monitor outputs? No. OK, it was > a like-to-have, not a necessity. > > So, I ask the list, is it true that all notebooks will work with Ubuntu > 8.04 (+?) including the camera, mic, Skype for Ubuntu, Ekiga, ethernet > adapter to my router, Seagate FreeAgent 500 usb drive, wi-fi internet?? > > Apologies for asking but I was under the impression notebooks were not > so simple? > > David > >
Hi David, my experience with my Toschiba Satellite P100 where bad in the beginning. With 7.10 it took me a week (evenings) of reading and tinkering until I made the sound work properly (the new audio chipset together with a faulty ACPI setting did not work out of the box). Even today I can't use the build in fingerprint reader or activate the bluetooth module. Don't get me wrong, by now I've read How-Tos on every aspect of the machine and how to get it working and under 8.10 the sound works out of the box. So (my) bottom line is with a brand new notebook and Ubuntu 8.04 you might need to get your hands a bit dirty to get thinks working. A common rule sais that new notebook hardware takes 6 months to be reasonable supported by Linux (list, is that correct or did I remembered it wrong?). I'd suggest the live CD test in the shop, that way you can spot the mayor glitches. good luck, sebastian
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