Hi, Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org> (2025-05-25): > thank you for the extensive explanation what is needed and how we can > approach this for a minimum price. From my point of view we should not > only evaluate the price but also your effort to get it in some easily > testable shape. If this would be another laptop that's fine for me. In > case Laptops pile up at your place for testing you might like to hand > over one of the older models to some other DD if you consider a new one > for a good replacement. > > In short: I'll approve your request even for a 1000€ laptop if this > is the best solution for your case. Many thanks for the swift reply and the ACK! Given Marc's pointer it looks possible to find some laptop option that would be cheaper than what I could find initially. And indeed, that would give the best experience (as opposed to having to pick the right card in d-i, or disable the onboard WLAN in the firmware, etc.), matching actual user experience… I'll have to spend more time there, as for the exact same references I'm seeing Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 7 depending on the site (e.g. for some Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 variants — for some reason I'd expect Lenovo stuff to be less surprising than other vendors…). I'll keep those details to debian-boot@ and/or to myself, no need to flood your inbox about this. :) Until now, both laptops have been immensely useful every year, since they have subtle differences, covering interesting variations. Rest assured I'll reach out if and when I end up having “too much hardware” or “not used often enough hardware” in the future. Cheers, -- Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/> D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant
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