I have an Acer 4736ZG runs arch fine, nvidia graphic. test the machine with a ubuntu cd is a good idea. On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Gregory Eric Sanderson <gzou2000@xxxxxxxxx > wrote: > I have a lenovo thinkpad T500 with optional intel 5100 AGN wireless card > and > HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-U20N dvd recorder, and overall i'm quite satisfied. But > I did get a few quirks : > > - Graphics card is a switchable intel/ATI gpu, and I had to force the BIOS > to only use either ATI or Intel. The open-source drivers don't support the > ATI model yet, so I had to go with catalyst which has caused pains each > time > that I want to upgrade xorg. I haven't tried out the intel card under > linux, > but from what I read its well supported. > -ACPI volume buttons don't work out-of-the-box, had to configure a key > event > listener and use amixer > -Sound when playing a DVD is awfully quiet compared with winDVD, even with > the volume at max > > Otherwise the rest (webcam, wireless, suspend, SD card reader, etc) works > fine > > > > > > - > > On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 5:30 PM, David Rosenstrauch <darose@xxxxxxxxxx > >wrote: > > > On 05/22/2010 11:33 AM, Magnus Therning wrote: > > > >> What laptops should I have a look at? > >> Is there some brand (Dell, HP, ...) that is more Linux friendly than > >> others? > >> > > > > My work laptop, a Dell Precision M4400, runs Arch fine. Had to install a > > few extra kernel modules (e.g., broadcom-wl), but everything else got > picked > > up automagically. > > > > HTH, > > > > DR > > > > > > -- > "All musicians are drug addicts, no question about it. The ecstasy we get > during a concert is proof enough. > yet there is a slight difference between us, the musicians, and the typical > 'street-junkie'... > Instead of consuming powder, we consume vibrations" > > Will > et/ou > Gregory Eric Sanderson Turcot Temlett MacDonnell Forbes > et/ou > Touffa! :) > -- Arch Linuxer, Pythoner, Geek --> Blog: http://apt-blog.net
