On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 09:15:47AM -0800, Mark wrote: > >On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:51 AM, Bret Busby <bret@busby.net> wrote: > [snip] > > >Apart from HP's apparent new hostility toward Linux, I had approached two > > local computer shops regarding desktops that have quad core CPU's and 8GB > > RAM, that they have advertised. ? I have a hp mini ( I am typing this on it), worked with debian out of the box - apart from the 3g card - not a hp problem. I have a 8530 works with out a problem, 8510 again not a problem ? > > > > > [snip] > > FWIW, I reached a similar conclusion recently. My solution: bought a 5 year > old Dell (laptop) from ebay for $180, the type with ATI not nVidia graphics > card in it and an Intel wifi card. I have found, in general, Dell's > hardware (excluding nVidia and Broadcom) to be pretty Linux friendly, > particularly on the 5-year old type machines. Plus, you can buy their > netbooks and some cheaper laptops now with Ubuntu instead of Windows. While > it isn't Debian, at least they aren't actively anti-Linux. Maybe they are > preparing to be more Linux-friendly with the impending Google OS "Chrome" > scheduled for release later in 2010. > > That is the newest machine in my house. The oldest is from 1997. > > My $0.02, keep the change. > > Mark -- "My plan reduces the national debt, and fast. So fast, in fact, that economists worry that we're going to run out of debt to retire." - George W. Bush 02/24/2001 radio address
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