On 31 January 2013 20:30, Tyler J. Wagner <ty...@tolaris.com> wrote: > An important thing to remember when buying laptops is that the wireless > chipset is usual a mini/micro/whatever PCI card and can be swapped out for > something with better support. When I run into a weird/Dell/Broadcom wifi > chipset with bad Linux support, I buy the last-generation Intel chipset on > eBay for £10 and toss the old in a pile somewhere. It's cheaper and easier > than you think it is. Certainly easier than compiling a driver every few > weeks.
I agree with you here Tyler, an old Intel "Centrino" wireless chipset works very reliably. It's usually trivial to install as well, usually via a removable flap on the back or under the keyboard. -- Kris Douglas MBCS www.krisd.eu -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
