SOTL wrote:
All of this bull as you would call it plus the $1800 US is why I have not bought a new laptop to replace the one I dropped. I just do not care about fighting about why Linux is not compatible, or about working 2 to 3 months to make it compatible if the new laptop's modem is not compatible with Linux and you can bet that the newest of the new will be incompatible.
You, of course, can make whatever decision suits you. I'm certainly not going to tell you to go out and buy a laptop; it sounds like you don't really need one. Personally, I do, but I rarely have need of a modem because most of the places I travel have either ethernet or wireless Internet available. I also have never spent $1800 on a new laptop for myself. I generally buy used ones, and the compatibility issues are usually well-known by the time a machine is a year or two old. A little web research before I buy generally tells me what I need to know about Linux compatibility. When I'm consulted about purchasing decisions for laptops at work, I usually suggest new Lenovo Thinkpads, but those will be running Windows so hardware compatibility isn't an issue. :) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org