Re: Laptop advice

["Jerry Feldman-2" <user=4@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:26:27 -0700 
"Kristian Erik Hermansen" <[hidden email]> wrote: 

> +1 on Thinkpads: All of them I have owned worked great with Linux (at 
> least 5 different models)... 
> -1 on HP: They have all sucked for me with Linux (at least 3 different 
> models)... 

In my case, most of my laptops have been HP and they all worked well 
under Linux. The one I have now, and HP6125 was certified by HP on 
Linux. Both HP and IBM contribute quite a bit to the Linux community. 
Both sell servers with Linux installed. HP has contributed its printer 
drivers to the open source community for years. The PC division at HP 
does not really consider Linux, especially for consumer laptops. For 
years, their contracts with Microsoft did not allow them to ship 
consumer PCs with other than Windows. Business laptops and workstations 
are another story, but again, the potential number of Linux PC systems 
they could sell is very small in contrast to Windows in the US market. 
Compaq had a dispensation from Microsoft in their business systems 
since they owned both Digital and Tandem. Dell found a way around 
selling Windows installed systems by selling systems with no OS or just 
DRDOS.  I have no idea what their contracts are with Microsoft, 
especially when you factor in discounts. HP did provide some laptops 
with Linux installed, but they gave up because the volume was too 
small. It cost them more per system than it did for the equivalent 
Windows box. 

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