From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1EcrSv-0002d4-G3 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 17 Nov 2005 21:38:45 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with SMTP id jAHLbIwc025383; Thu, 17 Nov 2005 21:37:18 GMT Received: from telesmtp8.mail.isp (smtp.telefonica.net [213.4.129.135]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id jAHLbI3I015887 for ; Thu, 17 Nov 2005 21:37:18 GMT Received: from [172.26.0.2] ([80.32.180.215]) by telesmtp8.mail.isp (terra.es) with ESMTP id IQ4C2400.BPY for ; Thu, 17 Nov 2005 22:37:16 +0100 Message-ID: <437CF80E.8070806@telefonica.net> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 22:37:18 +0100 From: puskas User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (X11/20051029) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-laptop@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-laptop@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-laptop] Laptop Advise References: <1132251900.11389.257.camel@localhost> <1132255854.11389.291.camel@localhost> <2afd0d230511171137l10cb4828oaa4efc6675205e2b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2afd0d230511171137l10cb4828oaa4efc6675205e2b@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 09793ea5-751e-4ba9-8f69-88f98afb9322 X-Archives-Hash: a6e048c26cfe06f29f40f35b3b76fb10 I have a Dell Latitude D600 and it's entirely supported. See you! The Slash wrote: > If I were you, I'd stay away from Dell. They like to use hardware from > SiS, most of which is not entirely (or at all) supported. > > On 11/17/05, *michael@michaelshiloh.com > * > wrote: > > If you don't want to risk your OS 9 software until you are sure it will > work with linux, you can use a live CD. If the live cd doesn't support > everything you need, you can modify and create your own custom live cd. > > > On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, maillists wrote: > > > Thanks! > > > > My budget is very low (under $800.) I have more time than money! > I guess > > I would like to know if there is any laptop that I should stay away > > from. > > > > I would really like to convert my existing laptops (mac powerbook > pezzo, > > and ibook clamshell) Otherwise I would look around for a used > dell, IBM, > > sony, or whatever. > > > > One thing I am looking for is if the hardware on the powerbook > pezzo is > > supported (firewire, dvdrom drive, duel batteries, usb, airport card, > > additional display, modem, networking and sound) > > > > I am very interested in using my powerbook for editing video/audio. > > Right now I have MacOS 9. with Final Cut Pro. > > I have not upgraded to OSX because I would have to update my > Final Cut > > Pro and adobe stuff too. I would rather set up some kind of > "video for > > linux" solution instead. All my desktops in my office are Gentoo, > so I > > would like to be consistent with my laptop. > > > > Thanks again! > > Rick > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2005-11-17 at 18:51 +0000, Truong NINH wrote: > >> What is your budget? > >> Iam using Averatec 6240 and more than happy with it. Everything is > >> working like charm, all driver supported with Linux. > >> > >> On 11/17/05, michael@michaelshiloh.com > < michael@michaelshiloh.com > > > >> wrote: > >> As a very gross rule, I've been happy with Dell and > Thinkpads, > >> and been > >> unhappy with Vaio. My own experience is supported by > comments > >> from > >> friends and what I've read on the web. > >> > >> Now that I've said this, I'm sure someone will respond with > >> exactly the > >> opposite. But I'm very interested in the answers. > >> > >> Michael > >> > >> > >> On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, maillists wrote: > >> > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > I am looking for a good choice of laptops to use with > >> Gentoo. > >> > > >> > I would like to use my pre-titanium firewire powerbook > >> 500mhz G3 > >> > (pezzo) Also I have a G3 ibook (clamshell) that I would > like > >> to convert. > >> > > >> > Does anybody have experience with these models? > >> > Does anybody know of any laptops to avoid with Gentoo? > >> > > >> > Thanks > >> > Rick > >> > -- > >> > gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org > mailing list > >> > > >> > > >> -- > >> gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org > mailing list > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Security Spire > >> 100% customer satisfaction > >> Offering: ! Shared Hosting ! Reseller Accounts > >> New Services: ! Managing Dedicated Servers ! Server Management > > -- > > gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org > mailing list > > > > > -- > gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > -- > This is The Slash, signing off **click** > > http://holdmeasislowlyfadeaway.blogspot.com > > Registered Linux user #386739 -- gentoo-laptop@gentoo.org mailing list