[PLUG] Linux Notebook recommendations

[Rich Shepard]

On Mon, 21 Jun 2010, Alex wrote:

> Could somebody please recommend, based on the personal experience, a
> decent notebook with the following characteristics: 1. 15 - 17" Display 2.
> Turion II or less desirable Athlon II dual core CPU. Quad core is fine as
> long as it's AMD 3. 1 GB Ethernet controller 4. Wi-Fi Wireless 802.11b/g/n
> controller which is known to work with Linux without excessive headaches.
> 5. nVidia integrated graphic controller. In the worst case scenario I can
> live with ATI Radeon. 6. At least 4GB DDR3 RAM expandable up to 8GB. I
> don't want to have older and slower DDR2 RAM. 7. Preferably in black or
> other non-flashy matte colors. I don't like that bright and cheesy
> silverish goldish el'cheapo glossy colors.

Alex,

   Last week I ordered a Dell Latitude E4510; the E5510 has a 15" screen
instead of the 14" one I prefer. It has an Intel CPU, chipset, video, and
wireless radio; all supported by linux. While I, too, prefer AMD I need a
portable that will work with Slackware without fuss. All-Intel will. I saved
about $460 on it with the coupon code at <http://www.techbargains.com/>.
Keep checking that site for discounts on Dell, HP, and other brands.

Rich