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Re: The purchase of a new laptop on debian



> I've been happily using Debian on Thinkpads for just over 11 years now.

Excellent:)

> 
> > What other brands should I consider Dell and HP don't seem to be as
> > powerful as these Lenovos, but maybe I'm wrong. What should I consider
> > with good linux support (debian)? I'm looking at a 12.1 inch system, but
> > am also happy to buy a 14 inch. I will need something with dual core
> > 2ghz+ cpu and 2 gb+ ram. I also may run virtual machines too.
> 
> Nowadays the vast majority of hardware just works.  The biggest issues seems 
> to be in Wireless and high-end video support.  Video is the main thing to 

Video isn't too much of a concern just need to make sure the screen is
readable for people I may be working with. Internal wifi is nice to have
so will try and buy with that supported.

> worry about as you can always use a USB Wireless device while waiting for the 
> built-in hardware to be supported.

True

Thanks very much for your help

-- 
Cheers,
Dan

http://members.iinet.net.au/~ddalton/

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