Linux notebooks by Hewlett-Packard

[Reshat Sabiq]

Andrew Jordan wrote:

>>>As I am in the market for a new notebook, I was looking at the HP site
>>>on the weekend and there were no linux ones then.
>>>
>>>We have a couple of people using Linux on HP notebooks but I haven't
>>>had a chance to talk to them yet.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Yes, not on their website yet.
>>I'm trying to choose between Inspiron 6000 and HP ze2000z for a gift.
>>ze2000z has:
>>    AMD Sempron(TM) 2800+ (1.6GHz/256KB L2 Cache)
>>    and ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M
>>
>>6000 has:
>>    Intel® Celeron® M Processor 350 (1.30 GHz/1MB Cache/400MHz FSB)
>>    Integrated Intel® Media Accelerator 900 Graphics
>>
>>I think ze2000z processor is better, but i heard bad things about ATI
>>RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M on 64-bit laptops: like no 3D. Is it good on
>>32-bit ones?
>>
>>Thanks.
>>    
>>
>
>I'm a little late coming to this thread and it might already have been
>mentioned, but I'd have no hesitation in recommending a Tadpole Talin
>laptop.  I've been using mine solidly for the last 18 months with no major
>problems (currently FC4 [but, prior to that, FC3, FC2 and FC.])  It came
>pre-loaded with Sun's Java Desktop thingummy, which was okay...  Tadpole
>also do a smaller laptop which can be bought in a dual-boot configuration
>with XP also pre-loaded - this is quite a departure for a company who have
>traditionally been quite anti-windoze.  Their website is at
>http://www.tadpolecomputer.com
>
>Regards,
>
>Andrew (no financial interest in Tadpole, other than being a satisfied
>customer!)
>
>=====
>Dapcourt Ltd., Oracle Applications Consultancy
>http://www.apps-experts.com
>
>
>  
>
Also, i don't support SJDS supports suspend-to-memory (ACPI) on Linux, 
but perhaps does it? That article mentioned that HP wants that to become 
standard in their yet non-existing Linux laptops.
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