Is there some website/database, that provides statistical data about the reliability and/or performance of similarly spec'ed different brands of laptops? So I can have a good estimation of which brand is the current king
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 8:25 PM, Pavel Shevchuk <stlwrt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
AMD-based Dells include Broadcom WiFi, which is neverending nightmare.
Intel-based Inspirons work out of box
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On 5/10/08, max bianco <maximilianbianco@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 1:12 PM, Jon Stanley <jonstanley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Mike Chambers <mike@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/p4_Dell-Inspiron-1526-Notebook-PC
> >> %27s_220198_Business_Supplies_1_10051_FEATURED:SC3:CG71:DP4118
> >
> > Not 100% the right place to talk about this, but looking there, I
> > noticed that it had the "Dell Wireless" (read: Broadcom) wifi chipset.
> > This will likely give you no end of trouble from what I've seen (note
> > that I have no personal experience, just horror stories that I've
> > heard). If you go with something with an Intel chipset, it should
> > Just Work(TM).
> >
>
> Yes, Dell seems to include the broadcom chipset by default with many
> of its offerings. I specifically requested the intel wireless and
> haven't had any trouble out of it. Definitely go Intel wireless over
> Broadcom. Just my 2 cents.
>
>
> Max
>
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