On Friday 21 April 2006 01:22, Tim wrote: > * And, of course, there's the option of using different hardware > (this isn't unique to Linux, even some Windows users will find > that some devices just will not work on their systems). > The biggest problem with that is that you often can't find out which chipset is used on a particular piece of hardware until you have bought it and installed it. More enlightened manufacturers do have decent spec sheets available on the Internet, but many don't, or at least make them very difficult to find. Sadly, I think this situation has become worse lately, rather than better. Anne
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