[NTLUG:Discuss] Laptop recommendations?

[Dennis Kaptain]

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> De: Dennis Daupert <ddaupert at sbcglobal.net>
> Para: discuss at ntlug.org
> Enviado: martes, 11 de agosto, 2009 11:02:36
> Asunto: [NTLUG:Discuss] Laptop recommendations?
> 
> I'm in the market for a new laptop. Through my employer I have
> access to some deals with vendors: Lenova, HP, Dell for a few weeks, so
> it would be nice if I could find something along those lines that work
> with Linux without too much fiddling (as in, things work out of the
> box). I've searched sites like www.linux-laptop.net, but it seems the
> sales I have access to don't include older machines, and the linux
> laptop sites don't yet have reports on the newer stuff.
> 
> I'm looking for large screen (16 - 17"), good battery life (3 - 4+
> hrs). I want take along on photo shoots and interviews, dump photos and
> mp3's to the laptop, and do some graphics and sound manipulation. I've used a 
> number of distros, but have mostly used Kubuntu and Debian the past couple of 
> years. 
> 
> 
> Does anyone have experience with any newer machines that might fill the bill?
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In buying a laptop you get what you get. There is no changing video cards or anything like that. When I bought my laptop I made a list of hardware I would accept and a list I would not.

It was really simple. 
WIRELESS I had to return my last laptop because I couldn't get the Broadcom wireless working. So no to Broadcom. Intel wireless chips are well supported so I went with that.
VIDEO I wanted a good video card so Nvidia was the choice. I saw a lot of laptops with the Intel 3100 video card but I could never get a straight answer as to if that does 3D hardware acceleration like Nvidia does. I stuck with Nvidia. I use the akmod and akmod-nvidia driver for my GeForce 8400M GS card.
SOUND on a laptop isn't that good. Most sound cards are pretty well supported so I didn't put this high on my list. My machine came with Intel sound and I understand most Intel chips are very well supported. Mine works out of the box without a hitch.

I am using Fedora 11. Everything works the first time out of the box. No fuss, no muss

Based on this I went with a HP Pavillion dv6700 17" screen.



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