Buying a laptop with no OS (to install Linux on).
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From: Martin Gregorie on 25 Mar 2010 12:03 On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:25:50 +0000, Graham Murray wrote: > Martin Gregorie <martin(a)address-in-sig.invalid> writes: > >> Make sure it hasn't got an ATI display because those are abominably >> supported by Linux (ATI don't want to know about Linux). Intel graphics >> are OK (I'm using them) and nVidia are considered the best. > > What is wrong with the xorg ati (radeon, radeonhd, mach64, rage 128) > drivers? Granted that they are desktops not laptops, but I have more > problems with the video on my work PC which has an Nvidia card than my > home one with an ATI Radeon. This is taken pretty much straight from the Wine mailing list. Granted, it usually applies to running games under Wine, but those folks have a lot of trouble with ATI cards of all ages and almost none with nVidia if they use the closed-source proprietary drivers. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |
From: Maurice Batey on 25 Mar 2010 12:42 On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:33:29 +0000, Poster Matt wrote: > very hard to find a laptop for sale with no operating system on it. PcSpecialist will do PC's with no operating system, spec'd to your own requirements on a RYO basis using web site menus. My Toshiba laptop (from Amazon) came with Vista, but later I installed Mandriva in a dual-boot arrangement (though haven't used Vista for months so will use the space for other things now the laptop's out of warranty). Have travelled around Europe with laptop using hotel etc. WiFi facilities with no problem with either Vista or Linux. -- /\/\aurice (Replace "nomail.afraid" by "bcs" to reply by email)
From: chris on 25 Mar 2010 12:50 On 25/03/10 14:23, Mike Scott wrote: > chris wrote: > ... >> I don't see any of that, but then the advantage I have is that I live >> very far from the cutting edge ;) Currently, I have an AthlonXP 2600+ >> with an FX5200 and it was a hand-me-down when I got it couple of years >> ago. >> >> Prior to that I had an AthlonXP 1400 (I think) and a Geforce3 Ti 200, >> which I built from new. Even then it was 'behind the times'. >> >> As you probably can tell, I don't really push my hardware... > > FX5600 isn't exactly current technology. Another hand-me-down. > True. It was more of general comment rather than directly to you. Although, I did reply to your post.
From: Mark Hobley on 25 Mar 2010 14:02 chris <ithinkiam(a)gmail.com> wrote: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/18/dell_windows_7_free/ I doubt it is actually free. If you wanted a copy, they would charge you for it, or if it is free, ask for 5000 copies so that you can resell them on Ebay. There is a price to pay and Dell have rolled this into the laptop price. This is malpractice, and I would love to see Dell get fined massively for this. Mark. -- Mark Hobley Linux User: #370818 http://markhobley.yi.org/
From: Tony Houghton on 25 Mar 2010 12:05
In <pan.2010.03.25.07.49.59.436192(a)stovell.nospam.org.uk>, Phil Stovell <phil(a)stovell.nospam.org.uk> wrote: > On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:22:26 +0000, Martin Gregorie wrote: > >> Make sure it hasn't got an ATI display because those are abominably >> supported by Linux (ATI don't want to know about Linux). Intel graphics >> are OK (I'm using them) and nVidia are considered the best. > > > Try to avoid SiS graphics as well. Can you still get anything fairly new and mainstream with SiS graphics? My first laptop was SiS-based. The X driver for it had only recently become available and I had to use the vesa driver for a while, but apart from that I didn't have any problems. -- TH * http://www.realh.co.uk |