[GLLUG] new laptop

[Julie Code]

Hi guys, Thanks for all your input... My plan is is to dual-boot XP and some 
distro of linux on my new laptop.  I 've thought about getting the harddrive 
for the older machine, but since Caleb and I broke up =( I'll be living with 
my grandma at the end of July and will be able to afford a new computer 
now...... I don't know if Caleb will help me get a distro on there or not 
but I know one of you guys are always willing to help me install. So 
anyways, I just bought the computer and am getting it probably at the end of 
this month, so I'll be happy to show it to you guys when I get it.....

Julie

>From: Charles Ulrich <charles at idealso.com>
>To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu
>CC: "Julie Code" <jewels9321 at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [GLLUG] new laptop
>Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 11:02:21 -0400
>
>On Monday 14 May 2007 18:18, Julie Code wrote:
> > Hi guys.  Unfortunately my old laptop I got from Jeremy...the
> > harddrive went out.  So funny to say I am left with a bunch of
> > non-working computers.  I am trying to get a dell laptop that would
> > be suitable for linux.  Here is one that i came up with so far. I was
> > told by Caleb that AMD won't work too good or neither would ATI
> > graphics card? I think that is what he said.  so I came up with
> > this.... Whatya guys think?
>
>This looks like a fine laptop. Dells generally have pretty good Linux
>compatibility if that's important to you. AMD processors work just fine
>with any OS and always have. (Although your specifications indicate an
>Intel Core Duo CPU.) I would avoid the ATI graphics chip simply because
>Linux drivers for ATI chips are usually questionable at best. Your best
>option is nVidia, and next best is Intel. I don't see Bluetooth
>mentioned, but if it's an option, throw it in. This will let you
>communicate with other bluetooth devices like mice, keyboards, cell
>phones, etc, without the need of an external USB adapter.
>
>--
>Charles Ulrich
>Ideal Solution, LLC -- http://www.idealso.com