On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 13:46 -0600, Jonathan Hutchins wrote:
does not play very well with Linux, I have yet to find the specs for the motherboard sensors on my PowerEdge server.
While this thread is about laptops, little side trip.
Dell sells PowerEdge servers with RedHat and SuSE as options. While SuSE Enterprise 9 is a recent addition, RH has been an option for at least a couple years (first time I checked into Dell and Linux).
Back to notebooks, I now own a HP zv5000 series (AMD), SuSE Pro 9.2 installed perfectly with everything working out of the box (though I must admit have not checked on modem). Including the touch pad, external usb mouse, and the xorg settings for a wide screen display. I've had the notebook for little over 6 months, and has worked great.
I had a Dell notebook previously (pee3 700), and too, linux installed and worked out of the box. I had to service it 3 times in its 2 year life, but service was fast (overnight both directions), and never any hassles beyond not understanding the tech guy on other end :).
I would buy a Dell again, but the HP was a much better deal and I liked its looks better.