Re: debian oriented laptot suggestions
On 11 Sep 2007, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
>
> > 2. Lenovo Thinkpad
> Those *will* give you trouble for now. I speak this as the
> maintainer for the kernel thinkpad-acpi module :-P As time passes,
> we will learn enough about them to support them better.
>
I'd second this. I've got a Thinkpad Z61M. Very well made, but the ATI
video and the Broadcom wireless are both difficult to get going; also
the sound is a problem. They all do work but it is not fun.
Ubuntu is easier to set up than native Debian; Sidux is a good
alternative.
Anthony
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