[CoLoCo] good business/school laptops

[Chomafin]

Another quick thing I recall,
Don't a lot of the dell/hp machines have broadcomm wifi cards?  I think the
biggest thing to do is avoid anything with the broadcomm card like its the
plague. The Intel cards seem to have about the best support out of any card
out there, so when looking around watch for that.

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Darrin Goodman <darrin.goodman at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> Thanks for all the tips. I've looked at the lenovos before but always
> > thought they were kind of ugly. I'll check them out again. System76 isn't
> > really an option as we need windows computers (at least until I convert the
> > district). However, I won't buy computers that don't support Linux since I
> > will be playing with these too and I want to send the message whenever I
> > can.
> >
> > So a T61 is a good bet? What about the X series (Lenovo that is)?
> >
> >
> I have owned several Dell laptops, a Gateway laptop, and a couple of
> ThinkPads.  The Gateway has had some issues here and there over the years
> with Linux but works pretty well in general.  The Dells have had some issues
> with graphics cards depending on the Linux distro.  The ThinkPads have been
> great and have been well supported in Linux.  I personally like the clunky
> appearance, but more importantly, I like that they are durable, and the
> keyboard feels really nice and responsive.  My vote is for Lenovo.
> Currently, the X60 is my workhorse; it's light, small, it is is really
> portable, and it's got a built-in LED light that illuminates the keyboard
> when typing in the dark.
> - Darrin
>
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