[ltp] Suggested models?

[James Knott]

I have an R31 that works well with SuSE 9 and previously Red Hat 7.3.


Mitch Maltenfort wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 31 Dec 2003, Anthony Olszewski wrote:
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> 
>>Are there Thinkpad models that are particularly good for Linux?
> 
> 
> Check out www.linux-laptop.net for war stories, arranged by make and
> model.  I bought my R32 because it had a good rep there and I've been
> satisfied.
> 
> And remember that 'good' or 'bad' is time-variant, as driver development
> catches up to hardware development.  For that reason, you may be better
> off not getting the latest hardware.  Also, slightly older models tend to
> be cheaper.. :^>
>  >
> 
>>Are there Thinkpad models that don't work well with Linux?
>>
>>Is one flavor of Linux better than another?
>>--
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> 
> Define "better."
> 
> Easier to install and manage for a relatively new person -- Mandrake
> usually gets top marks, with Red Hat close behind.
> 
> Better suited to particular computers -- each distro updates at a
> different rate, so each one will have different drivers in its latest
> version.  You can usually get the latest software by going directly to
> that program's home page, and downloading the tarball.  (If you're asking
> 'what is a tarball' I advise Mandrake or Red Hat.  I'm inferring from your
> questions you're relatively new to Linux).
> 
> And of course, sometimes you're better off with an older version of a
> driver, as the "bleeding edge" software may be incomplete, undependable,
> or have disrupted a function reliable in the prior version.  (You probably
> have experienced this with Microsoft products).  Again -- web sites
> usually have a few older versions archived.
> 
> OK, soaked up enough bandwidth here...
>