[lbo-talk] computer jerks

[Matt]

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 03:16:35PM -0400, Bob Morris wrote:
> Just any barebones PC may not work. Ubuntu is extremely cranky when it comes
> to video, drivers, and especially wireless chip sets. For example, the
> commonly used Broadcom chip set for wireless will not work with Ubuntu.

Indeed.  The best way to avoid "needing to look under the hood" is to
pay the premium for hardware guaranteed to work.  I use a Dell since
that is what I was given by my employer.

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

Matt

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