Best Laptop for FC2

[Bradlis7]

I am considering buying a new laptop, but I want to install Fedora Core 2 on it. I found this one that's nice and it's from a company that I like, the computer is: here. If you think this one is good, or have a better idea, please tell me. I want to spend between $800 and $1200 if possible. I'd like to have my screen size more than 1024x768 if possible, but that's a fine screen size if that's the best choice. I don't really want windows pre-installed, but it's fine. Thanks for the help.

[micha]

I got a Dell Inspiron 8600 and Fedora Core 1/2 works great on it.
You have to take a laptop with a Pentium M, it lasts up to 6h.

[cgriffin]

IMHO, Dells have good Linux support. I have had 2 Dells that worked very well.

Check out these sites for user contributed info on installing Linux on various laptops:

http://linux-on-laptops.com/

http://www.tuxmobile.com

[stanmuffin]

My HP Pavilion ze4240 (XP1800+) took a fair bit of tweaking to run well in FC1, but runs fine straight out of the box in FC2. Even the PowerNow! works.

The only thing I don't get is hardware 3D (not that this $800-a-year-ago machine has spectacular 3D graphics anyhow

[coyote4til7]

I've been playing with Core 2 Final on a thinkpad T23. Other than the fact I didn't realize one of the partitions was used for suspend and nuked it, it works well if a little slow.

[JonR]

The thought of a brand new laptop to run Fedora on makes me feel kinda giddy!

Not sure if it's any help but I've installed FC1 on three laptops successfully:
Tosh Tecra 8000 (old but reliable)
IBM Thinkpad 600e (ditto)
Tosh Sat 3000-514
No real probs with any of them but I had to opt for a standard 1024x768 notebook screen on all three as FC1 didn't recognise the hardware.

[shifty]

I've run Fedora 1/2 on my IBM T20 with no problems. Still dealing with trying to get a wifi card that recognized out of box, hmmph... maybe I'll just wait for MadWifi to go from beta to a real product.

[fedora_sachinvk]

IBM G40 FC2 is great combination.
Excepts max resolution for i810 is still 1280x1024

[LackeyLad]

I run a dell inspiron too, awsome for FC2. Though the modem is crap.

You will most likely have to have a win installed system first, then rewrite or partition.

I hope to work towards landing linux run hardware in stores soemday, one of my career goals for after i graduate.

[jrblevin]

I'm running FC2 on my Vaio 505DX without any problems. I haven't tested the modem or firewire, but everything else is great, although sometimes with a little work. I have to install the ATI drivers for the Radeon Mobile and the ipw2100 drivers for the wireless. Other than that it is pretty painless.

[Thetargos]

I've installed successfully FC1 onto a Compaq Presario 1211LA laptop. The installation was tricky because the system would hang at install time when detecting HW, and it turned out to be the USB bus, so I had to pass the boot parameter to not detect the USB bus (it was solved with a 2.6 kernel, though). Only problem in this PC is that it only has 128 Mb of RAM, so I may consider installing XFCE on it (to keep the GNOME look) to reduce the resource consuption. I haven't tried FC2 on it, because I fear the poor thing will be incapable of running it...

[nothingface]

I've run redhat6.2 -> FC2 on an ibm thinkpad T21 (my trusty company steed) and all have worked with no problem.

[Elfod]

I've got FC2 running on a compaq (hp) nx9110. It's not officially supported but it runs like the clappers - nearly everything work but to be honest I haven't paid any attention to the wireless or bluetooth yet. Had to hack around with X to get the 1280x800 resolution working, but after a bit of digging it worked very easilly.

Only major ommission is 3d, but I haven't had time to look into mesa yet - gotta get tuxracer working!

I've also got vmware running win2k (I have to in order to run Lotus Notes 6.5 and the test server builds) which runs very quickly and extremely stably.

Laptop specs are P4 3.2Ghz (desktop chip tho so power consumption sucks - 1 hr battery life), 2 Gb RAM, radeon 9000 IGP GPU (128 Mb RAM), 60G HD and 80.11a/g/bluetooth. Costs just under a grand (sterling) +VAT. Only downsides are it's massive and heavy - P4 cooling, 4Kg! - and the 1hr battery life. However it's very, very fast.

[ewdi]

linux on thinkpad is the best i guess

[andre@home]

what is the defenition of "working good"... as i read several remarks of that but.. modem not working, etcetera....
in my humble opinioin that is NOK. For the best impression there should be a list of what is working..... and how the installation went
lets give it a try:

system Asus L3800C, 1.8GHz, 512MB, 40GB with FC-2
- basic installation smooth
- Snd OK, alsa mixer some trouble, fixed by using Kmix
- modem: not direct, just after some searching and trying how to make slmr work
- netwerk card: ok
- ir not tested
- CD- music Ok
- CD-RW not tested yet
- ACPI: not working out of the box.
standby works but on wake up of X complete crash
- office applications seem ok
- special buttons 1-2-3-4-5 (from L -->R ) only power works...
- USB memory stick not tested yet
- firewire: have no apparatus for that
- printer: OK
- external modem: 1x ok on serial port (hardware modem...).
- USB mouse OK (even in starting mode..)
- other mouse on keyboar: OK (even in starting mode..)
- screen: 32 bits, highest colour, 1400x1050 perfect stable
- stability: quite ok (except ACPI)
- Video and voice over Gnomemeeting or GAIM: OK
I will try to update when more info i available.

Anyway: now you can choose for your self what is important or not to have or what you can mis.