Intel-based Dell Inspirons, IBMs Thinkpads (and their legacy under Lenovo brand) and ASUS business series usually work well. AMD lappys in most cases are packed with broadcom WiFi which causes nothing that PITA. On 5/11/08, Ahmed Kamal <email.ahmedkamal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Since we're on the topic, when getting laptops, I can easily identify the > "specs" I need. But I am totally lost as to which brand I should be getting! > I just have no idea about the quality of Dell vs HP vs Acer ... blah. I end > up getting a toshiba, just because my previous one was a toshiba as well! > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > > fedora-devel-list mailing list > > > fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list > > > > > > > > > -- > > http://scwlab.com > > > > > > > > > > -- > > fedora-devel-list mailing list > > fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list > > > > > -- > fedora-devel-list mailing list > fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list > -- http://scwlab.com -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
