[LAU] Linux Laptops?

[david]

Fernando Lopez-Lezcano wrote:
> On 02/16/2011 07:54 AM, Josh Lawrence wrote:
>> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Monty Montgomery<xiphmont at gmail.com>  
>> wrote:
>>> Thinkpads generally have very good support.  You can configure them
>>> with incompatible options by accident, but for the most part nearly
>>> all options have good linux support. Thinkpad T series are standard
>>> issue at Red Hat for example.
>>
>> cool - I've had a thinkpad in the past, and loved it.  can you
>> recommend a model that you guys are using?  my requirements are:
>>
>> 1. nvidia card
>> 2. better than 1024x768
>> 3. can read the battery  :)

Another reason for problems reading the battery might be the battery 
starting to go bad?

> Typing this on a T510 and happy with it so far. Graphics is:
>   nVidia Corporation GT218 [NVS 3100M] (rev a2)
> I would have preferred Intel built-in but then I could not get the 
> 1920x1080 screen which is great (not shinny!). 8G RAM + i7 CPU M 620 @ 
> 2.67GHz + 500G disk.

Sounds like a good machine.

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David
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