Re: Heat problem with amd64 laptop
On (01/01/02 09:53), Igor Puschner wrote:
> Even though i can't really comment on the topic, i just wanted to state that
> it is in general not a good idea to buy an Acer Laptop if you're using linux
> on it.
>
> Acer has a very rough buy or die strategy, which does ONLY accept M$ semi-OS'
> as OS'.
> I had recently also some problems with my Travelmate, which i bought before i
> switched to linux and a call at Acer ended with "without Windows we can't
> give you any further support". Sad that in the end it was a hardware problem.
>
> I just can recommend anybody not to buy Acer until they are willing to change
> their straight ahead strategy.
Well apart from this issue, we've been quite pleased with the two we've
bought (the other's a centrino). The components seem reasonably well
supported in linux; I agree it's a pain if they hide behind a windows
only policy. That said, I suspect that it's the same with any
manufacturer that sells mainly windows OS systems.
At the risk of starting a flamewar (not my intention) what would you
recommend?
Regards
Clive
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