Comments on: New notebook for my wife http://fedorarules.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/new-notebook-for-my-wife/ Tim's thoughts about Fedora, Open Source and Life Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:25:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: timlau http://fedorarules.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/new-notebook-for-my-wife/#comment-1015 timlau Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:34:38 +0000 http://fedorarules.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-1015 foo: If it is good enough to Fedora, it is good enough to me. Jon: If is fine that dell delivers laptops with Ubuntu, but i have no use for it, i want a laptop with a clean harddrive, so i can do my own installation of Fedora. i Agree that the Thinkpad are really cool, i have a T60 for work, but they are to pricey and they have M$ tax on :) foo:

If it is good enough to Fedora, it is good enough to me.

Jon:
If is fine that dell delivers laptops with Ubuntu, but i have no use for it, i want a laptop with a clean harddrive, so i can do my own installation of Fedora. i Agree that the Thinkpad are really cool, i have a T60 for work, but they are to pricey and they have M$ tax on :)

]]> By: Kevin Kofler http://fedorarules.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/new-notebook-for-my-wife/#comment-1014 Kevin Kofler Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:25:44 +0000 http://fedorarules.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-1014 The blobs are firmware and thus fall under Fedora's firmware exception. The blobs are firmware and thus fall under Fedora’s firmware exception.

]]> By: foo http://fedorarules.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/new-notebook-for-my-wife/#comment-1013 foo Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:45:04 +0000 http://fedorarules.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-1013 Which wireless does it have? Intel's wireless all require non-free binary blobs. Which wireless does it have? Intel’s wireless all require non-free binary blobs.

]]> By: Jon Pritchard http://fedorarules.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/new-notebook-for-my-wife/#comment-1012 Jon Pritchard Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:15:12 +0000 http://fedorarules.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-1012 I'd usually recommend a Thinkpad with integrated graphics but this is pricey and Lenovo don't have a good reputation with reimbursing people for the copy of Windows they don't want. I'd say your best bet is the Ubuntu equipped Dell laptops that have your choice of exterior colour. I’d usually recommend a Thinkpad with integrated graphics but this is pricey and Lenovo don’t have a good reputation with reimbursing people for the copy of Windows they don’t want.

I’d say your best bet is the Ubuntu equipped Dell laptops that have your choice of exterior colour.

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