HP NC6230 Laptop with Ubuntu

[James Gray]

On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 12:38 pm, Todd Deshane wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 6/28/05, James Gray <james at grayonline.id.au> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Seems my employer may finally fork out and buy me a new lappy (yay for
> > me).
> > As I have very little say in the manufacturer I picked the 6230 because
> > its
> > fast has lots of nice toys and seems to be mostly Linux friendly.
> >
> > I've specifically requested the Intel Pro Wireless 2200 or 2195 (?) as I
> > know
> > its supported in Linux (the Broadcom is a pain). But other than that it
> > looks pretty standard affair.
> >
> > Has anyone got one of these with Ubuntu running? Were there any gotcha's
> > I should be aware of?
>
> I can't speak from experience, but maybe this would give you some
> information
> on the future of ubuntu and laptops.
> http://udu.wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopMission
>
> Regards,
> Todd

Thanks Todd.  Lot's of good links to dig through.  It's an honourable goal for 
the Ubuntu team to aspire to and I look forward to them being successful.  In 
the meantime, I've managed to convince "those who sign the cheques" that the 
IPW2200 is worth the extra $$$ so everything else should just work.

I'll post back my experiences once the new lappy is here :)

Cheers,

James
-- 
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