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Does anyone have recommendations/warnings for laptop manufacturers? We will be purchasing a number of laptops (not notebooks) that will be primarily Linux, but some dual boots. From On High: High quality, very bright display is a major factor (presentations and such). Looking for systems preferably not more than ~$2000, including cdrom and ethernet. Thanks in advance for any help or advice! What has gone before: My boss picked up a couple Sony Viao F580 laptops. He _loves_ the display. After having some difficulties making it a dual boot, he handed it off to me. After applying a sledge hammer - er, getting the HD manufacturers formatting tool, I was able to repartition and install linux (RH6.2). However, I can't get the Xserver working. The F580 has a new card from NeoMagic (MagicMedia 25XL+), and there appear to be no drivers for it I can find. I have emailed them to find out the actual chipset. Even the video driver for windows is considered 'propriatory' and not distributed. I had to reinstall windows from the compressed image provided by sony with the laptop <GRRR> - I still have the creeps! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sean P. Quinlan http://people.ne.mediaone.net/squinlan/index.html mailto:squinlan at mediaone.net "You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation" - Plato -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sean P. Quinlan http://people.ne.mediaone.net/squinlan/index.html mailto:squinlan at mediaone.net "You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation" - Plato - Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored).
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