[ale] Linux on new laptops

[Jim Lynch]

I just purchased a Compaq Presario V2310US from Fry's.  They had it for 
$1029 less a $30 rebate (plus tax).  It's a 64 bit Turion processor, 
built in wireless and wired ethernet, no ps2 port, usb, firewire 60 Gb 
hard drive, Xp Pro 512Mb memory, etc.  I searched the net to see if 
anyone had installed Linux on this model yet and came up with a few 
hits.  I haven't started doing it myself yet, so I can't confirm it 
works, but from the reports I read, it's not a perfect install.  There 
are no drivers for the wireless adaptor, so you do have to use the 
windows and ndis or the paid one, but not a lot of laptops have 
supported wireless adaptors that are on the market today.  I can live 
with that problem since my other laptop is working just fine with the 
ndis software.

Jim.
Christopher Fowler wrote:

>On Fri, 2005-09-23 at 12:10 -0400, Dow_Hurst wrote:
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>>Chris,
>>Why don't you post us what your looking for?  Do you need low weight?  Accelerated graphics?  Big screen or long battery life?  Many of the requirements you might have would affect what you should look for.  I would think that low price might be your deciding factor since the price must stay under $1000.  The Compal I have now would come in its default configuration for $1100.  I required low weight and Nvidia graphics, everything else was secondary. If you could spend some more money on it, you could really do well.  Look at www.dynamism.com for some really long battery life and low weight laptops that are very cutting edge with no guarantees on the Linux side.  Have you already bought something?
>>Thanks,
>>Dow
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>I'm still looking.
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>I want cheap.  I do not care about weight.  I don't travel much.   15"
>screen is okay.  I need a resolution bigger than 1024x768. I currently
>have a ze1250 and it has served me well.
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