On Wednesday 24 August 2005 21:31, Reshat Sabiq wrote: > Andrew Jordan wrote: > >>>As I am in the market for a new notebook, I was looking at the HP site > >>>on the weekend and there were no linux ones then. > >>> > >>>We have a couple of people using Linux on HP notebooks but I haven't > >>>had a chance to talk to them yet. > >> > >>Yes, not on their website yet. > >>I'm trying to choose between Inspiron 6000 and HP ze2000z for a gift. > >>ze2000z has: > >> AMD Sempron(TM) 2800+ (1.6GHz/256KB L2 Cache) > >> and ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M > >> > >>6000 has: > >> Intel� Celeron� M Processor 350 (1.30 GHz/1MB Cache/400MHz FSB) > >> Integrated Intel� Media Accelerator 900 Graphics > >> > >>I think ze2000z processor is better, but i heard bad things about ATI > >>RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M on 64-bit laptops: like no 3D. Is it good on > >>32-bit ones? > >> > >>Thanks. > > > >I'm a little late coming to this thread and it might already have been > >mentioned, but I'd have no hesitation in recommending a Tadpole Talin > >laptop. I've been using mine solidly for the last 18 months with no major > >problems (currently FC4 [but, prior to that, FC3, FC2 and FC.]) It came > >pre-loaded with Sun's Java Desktop thingummy, which was okay... Tadpole > >also do a smaller laptop which can be bought in a dual-boot configuration > >with XP also pre-loaded - this is quite a departure for a company who have > >traditionally been quite anti-windoze. Their website is at > >http://www.tadpolecomputer.com > > > >Regards, > > > >Andrew (no financial interest in Tadpole, other than being a satisfied > >customer!) > > > >===== > >Dapcourt Ltd., Oracle Applications Consultancy > >http://www.apps-experts.com > > Also, i don't support SJDS supports suspend-to-memory (ACPI) on Linux, > but perhaps does it? That article mentioned that HP wants that to become > standard in their yet non-existing Linux laptops. I recently bought a Sony Vaio VGN-S260 and I run Fedora Core 3 (and only FC3, no windows) on it with great success. Previously I had an older Sony Vaio super slim laptop which worked great with Linux. On the new S260 I've upgraded the ram to 1Gig and almost everything works without any issues. The only device that I cannot get to work is the built in memory stick reader. I have an external USB memory stick reader that works great, plus I use an external USB hard drive and a USB dual layer dvd burner - they all work great. I have sound, great graphics, etc.. I love the wide screen (1280x800) and Fedora works beautifully on the machine. If you are still looking for a laptop I highly recommend looking at the Sony Vaio laptops.
