Re: Opinions of Sony Vaio VGN-A417S for Debian
On September 3, 2005 04:58, James Brown wrote:
> All,
>
> I 'm fairly new to Linux (used Sarge for ~6months) and the time has come
> for me to buy a laptop. I will be living in continental Europe
> (Frankfurt, Milan, Paris) for 2 years (on business) so I need a decent
> spec since it will be my only machine at home.
>
> My requirements are:
> * Can run Debian
> * Pentium M Processor (For battery life/performance)
> * Large screen (17")
> * Large harddisk (>80Gb)
> * Reasonably high performance graphics card
>
> The only laptop that I can find which fits the requirements is the Sony
> Vaio VGN-A417S:
>
http://www.johnlewis.com/Computing/Computers/Computers/Laptops/230213429/Product.aspx
>
> However, I can't find any evidence that a VGN-A417S is going to be easy
> to install Debian on!
>
> I have seen posts claiming "Sony make the least Linux-friendly" laptops
> and others where people couldn't get the install CD to recognise the
> harddisk in a similar Vaio model.
>
> Can anyone comment on this more specifically please? Or alternatively,
> is there an alternative to the Vaio VGN-A417S which would meet my
> requirements and work with Debian?
>
> As always, any comments are gratefully received.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> James.
I'll dispute the claim that "Sony make the least Linux-friendly laptops." I
own a Sony vaio s360 and it works great. In fact, almost everything worked
right out of the box. However, it doesn't meet your 17" screen criterion.
Luca
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