Thinker wrote:

Hello all,

Have the support issues for Intel Centrino been worked out with Linux? I tried to google for info but everything I find is at least 6 months old. I signed the petition just in case. last I recall, centrino is for windows only...linux support is spotty at best.

The reason I am asking is, we are looking at purchasing two new laptops at work. The problem I am running into is everyone is pushing Centrino. My IBM, DELL and HP reps are all telling me that Centrino is the way to go.

The two people using the laptops will be using Windows XP and SuSE 9.0 in a dual boot configuration. My administrator will be switching back and forth since this will be his first exposure to Linux. I plan to use wine and run XP only when I need to get to Photoshop. Both machines will be run in a Wireless networking environment.

If the issues haven't been resolved, I suppose we will have to spend a little extra to get Pentium 4s. I would much rather have wireless built in, but only if it works well with Linux.

Thanks for your time.

-=Thinker