Re: Linux laptop advice needed

[Klaus Imgrund <claus.imgrund@terra.com.br>]

David Lightman wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I'd like to buy a laptop in a few weeks. I'd like to here some 
> experiences on it's usability with linux. First of all there are some 
> models which match my budget and the hardware I'd like to get.
>
>  - Acer Aspire 1692WLMi
>  - Acer Extensa 4101WLMi
>
> For the first one I couldn't find any usefull information on its 
> usability running linux. The second one was mentioned as a bit 
> problematic.
> I'd like to have accelerated 3D drivers running, e.g. battery status 
> usable, acpi stuff and software suspend working. Anyone here who has 
> experience with these products?
>  

I'd go for anything with nvidia instead of ATI.
If you look for an Intel based system that shouldn't be too tough to 
find - AMD64 is another ballgame ;-)