[CoLoCo] good business/school laptops

[Andrew]

I would think HP would be fine, as long as you are careful with wifi.
But, just a guess.

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Chomafin <chomafin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
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> On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Darrin Goodman <darrin.goodman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > > 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.
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> > > So a T61 is a good bet? What about the X series (Lenovo that is)?
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> > 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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