John Andersen wrote:
On Saturday 31 July 2004 02:42 am, Johan Sch wrote:
Hi List,
Looking at IBM laptops I see the following..for processors..
Intel p4 .. various speeds. celerion .. various speeds. centrino .. various speeds.
The centrino seem to be the slower one than the other two.
Do not mind price .. hardware .. trying to find what would be best in long run between the 3 processors.
Kindly some pointers and suggestions to IBM laptops .. please.
FYI: The A3 models of IBM were particularly good for Linux - obsolete now. Several SONY models are feature for feature identical to some IBM models and there is a active support group on the linux-sony mailing list (google for it). I like my Sony.
Something to consider: Don't get built in wireless. You have the pcmcia slot and might as well use it. ANY builtin wireless will obsolete before this time next year (usable but obsolete). The wireless field is changing so fast it makes little sense to have this embedded.
FWIW, this ThinkPad R31 came with built in 802.11b wireless, which works fine with SuSE. For my needs, it's adequate. Also, IBM has produced WiFi upgrades for some models. The upgrade involves simply replacing one small board.