[COLUG] Linux Laptop

[David McGlone]

On Saturday 23 December 2006 15:32, Brian Miller wrote:
> On Saturday 23 December 2006 12:37 pm, Mike Harrold wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Any recommendations for a vendor for the following requirements?
> >
> >   o Laptop, minimum screem res of 1280x1024 (pref. 1600x1200)
> >   o Working Hibernate ;)
> >   o Linux as Host OS (distro, not really fussy)
> >   o Min 1GB RAM
> >   o Wireless & 10/100/1000 Ethernet
> >   o Ability to run VMWare for guest OS from the Evil Empire...
> >   o + usual stuff, e.g., USB, DVDRW, etc.
> >
> > I looked at R-cubed but only one of their offerings met the display
> > requirements...
> >
> > Any local sellers out there that might be worth a trip?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > /Mike
> > _______________________________________________
>
> I haven't installed Linux on a laptop recently, but I have had good success
> running it on HP laptops.  If you can find an HP unit with the video
> resolution you want,  I think you should be able to get Linux installed. 
> The only real issue I've run into is the wireless network card (HP tends to
> use Broadcom).  So I just download the ndis driver, and it works.
>
> I don't know how well hibernate would work, though, since I've never tried
> to to implement it.

I second this. I'm running SuSE 10.2 x86_64 on an HP Pavilion dv8110 with  17" 
widescreen capable of 1600x12000 and everything runs flawlessly. I have a 
broadcom bcm4317 airforce one wireless nic and it was automatically detected.  
It has 512MB of ram upgradeable to 2GB, 80GB hard drive and an AMD Turion64 
and all Shortcut keys work Except 2 (DVD and Quicktime) but this is due to me 
using a configuration that is close to my actual keyboard.

Good luck in your search. I have nothing but good things to say about HP.

-- 
David M.