Hello, On Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:01:19 +0200 Johan Vermeulen <jvermeulen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > op 02-10-14 09:01, wwp schreef: > > Hello Frank, > > > > > > On Wed, 1 Oct 2014 22:57:30 -0600 Frank Cox <theatre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> Today I found myself in need of a laptop to run Centos on. And that simple statement led to an all-day odyssey. > > [snip] > >> Since it has now become amazingly difficult to get a laptop if you're not planning to use Windows, at least around here, I'm wondering what the rest of you fine folks do when it comes to purchasing a laptop? Next time this comes up, I'd rather not have to spend all day on something that used to take fifteen minutes. > > Dell Latitude series, from the old D810 to more recent E65xx ones. > > > > > > Regards, > > Hello All, > > when buying laptops I try to avoid Ati/Radeon cards, because of pas issues. > But maybe it would be all right now. > > Definitely no Broadcom wireless. > No Lenovo because of id/pairing protected cards. > In short, I look for laptops with as many Intel parts as possible. > > Although it is true that Amd is a lot of power for a buck. What's wrong w/ Broadcom wireless? Works fine here (Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)), even if I had to install their driver (it's well documented on the CentOS wiki). Regards, -- wwp
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