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Connie Sieh <[log in to unmask]>
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Connie Sieh <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:41:10 -0600
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2006, Connie Sieh wrote:

> On Tue, 14 Nov 2006, Michael Harrison wrote:
> 
> > You can, but have to use a recent distro rather than SL4. This Thinkpad 
> > preinstalled w/Suse 10:
> 
> That does not mean it will not work with SL4.  

SL4 should work fine on this laptop with the Intel graphics.  All linux 
distributions will have a problem with the ATI video.

-connie
> 
> -connie
> > 
> > "In addition, select T60p mobile workstation models now support Novell 
> > Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10. These new models include a select set 
> > of integrated, Linux-compatible ThinkVantage Technologies and are 
> > undergoing ISV-certification for many mission-critical design 
> > applications - putting ThinkPad on its first true path toward a mobile 
> > engineering environment."
> > 
> > http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/notebooks/thinkpad/t-series/index.html
> > 
> > HTH,
> > -Mike
> > 
> > Ron Rechenmacher wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I was recently asked the question "which laptop should I buy if I want to run 
> > > linux on it?"
> > > I do not have recent experience, but for the laptop I'm currently running 
> > > linux on, I had to and did solve the issues with the
> > >       o  display driver
> > >       o  wireless driver
> > >   and o  suspend to RAM functionality.
> > > 
> > > With out any recent experience, I can only recommend (but not a _strong_ 
> > > recommendation b/c of lack of recent experience) a laptop with
> > >       o  nvidia graphics
> > >       o  intel wireless
> > > 
> > > But if anyone out there has purchase a laptop within the last 9 months or so 
> > > and runs linux and can suspend to RAM, please let me know which laptop you 
> > > have.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Ron
> > 
> 

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