[ubuntu-us-mi] new laptop

[Julia Christianson]

Heh, Broadcom wireless was an issue before I stopped keeping up with 
hardware ;-).

One thing I was concerned about was the issue someone raised a few weeks 
ago with a Lenovo, a new boot system replacing the bios?  Didn't pay 
attention then, of course, and now I can't find that thread ...

-- Julia


Gabe Pavlica wrote:
> Make sure it doesn't have a Broadcom wireless card. They are a pain to install.   
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> Gabe
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> On Oct 24, 2011, at 2:33 PM, Julia Christianson <julia at nscjc.net> wrote:
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>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> My 7-year-old laptop is about to bite the dust, I'm faced with buying a new one, and I haven't kept up with hardware developments, so I have to ask, what should I be concerned about?
>>
>> I'm in rural southwest Michigan, hoping to buy from a small local shop, or barring that, mail order.  Don't want to spend a lot.  Looking at Acer or Toshiba.  Have been running Kubuntu for several years, but thinking about checking out Ubuntu this time.  Would greatly appreciate any warnings or recommendations.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -- Julia
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