[kwlug disc.] looking for techie thoughts on laptops

[Denver Gingerich]

On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
[...]
> Find out as well what the college requires for a laptop.  MS-stuff?
> Linux?  Not all the big-box laptops deal with the various Linuces
> gracefully.  Ignoring the advice of knowledgeable list members I
> bought an inexpensive laptop from a big box (apparently a model
> customized for that chain), but I'm having a tough time trying to
> get various Linuces to recognize the screen size, the WiFi, the
> Bluetooth, &c.  If I needed a Linux laptop that "just worked" I
> should have listened and bought from my local Linux supplier.  Ah
> well, another learning opportunity.

Just a reminder: Dell sells computers pre-loaded with Ubuntu and is
now shipping Ubuntu 8.04.  Dell's Ubuntu machines include LinDVD,
which allows you to legally watch DVDs on Ubuntu even if Bill C-61
passes.  Unfortunately, it is non-free software, but that seems to be
the only option.  In any case, you can get Dell's Ubuntu machines at:

http://dell.ca/ubuntu

Denver