Notebook/laptop recommendations?

I'm looking for a new notebook (to run Gentoo of course). I
don't want the 
latest nor the best (too expensive), but it needs to have
Core 2 Duo. Are 
there any particular manufacturers/models where "it
just works" in terms 
of driver support? 2 items that I would like for it to
"just work" with 
the minimum of fuss are the wlan and the hibernation. So
anything I 
should look out for or avoid, to make installing Gentoo as
painless as 
possible?

tia
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ON SUNDAY 22 JULY 2007, CRAYON SHIN CHAN
<CRAYON.SHIN.CHAN.UKGMAIL.COM> 
WROTE ABOUT '[GENTOO-USER] NOTEBOOK/LAPTOP
RECOMMENDATIONS?':
> I'M LOOKING FOR A NEW NOTEBOOK (TO RUN GENTOO OF
COURSE). I DON'T WANT
> THE LATEST NOR THE BEST (TOO EXPENSIVE), BUT IT NEEDS
TO HAVE CORE 2
> DUO. ARE THERE ANY PARTICULAR MANUFACTURERS/MODELS
WHERE "IT JUST WORKS"
> IN TERMS OF DRIVER SUPPORT? 2 ITEMS THAT I WOULD LIKE
FOR IT TO "JUST
> WORK" WITH THE MINIMUM OF FUSS ARE THE WLAN AND
THE HIBERNATION. SO
> ANYTHING I SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR OR AVOID, TO MAKE
INSTALLING GENTOO AS
> PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE?

I'VE HAD VERY GOOD LUCK WITH MY DELLBUNTU SYSTEM.  SYSTEM 76
ALSO GOES OUT 
OF THE WAY TO MAKE SURE THEIR HARDWARE IS LINUX FRIENDLY.

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On Sunday 22 July 2007 22:53, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:

> I've had very good luck with my dellbuntu system. 

Which model is this? Presumably it is a "standard"
model but with Ubuntu 
pre-installed instead some wannabe OS. According to this:

http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/05/01/13
147.aspx

machines with Linux are only available in the US at the
moment. Searching 
my local Dell site for "linux" only gives me the
above link.

> System 76 also goes out of the way to make sure their
hardware is linux
> friendly. 

Sorry I should've mentioned, as I'm not based in the US,
only 
internationally available manufacturers/models would be
useful 

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AM SONNTAG 22 JULI 2007 21:10 SCHRIEB CRAYON SHIN CHAN:
> ON SUNDAY 22 JULY 2007 22:53, BOYD STEPHEN SMITH JR.
WROTE:
> > I'VE HAD VERY GOOD LUCK WITH MY DELLBUNTU SYSTEM.
>
> WHICH MODEL IS THIS? PRESUMABLY IT IS A
"STANDARD" MODEL BUT WITH UBUNTU
> PRE-INSTALLED INSTEAD SOME WANNABE OS. ACCORDING TO
THIS:
>
>
HTTP://DIRECT2DELL.COM/ONE2ONE/ARCHIVE/2007/05/01/13147.ASPX

>
> MACHINES WITH LINUX ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE US AT THE
MOMENT. SEARCHING
> MY LOCAL DELL SITE FOR "LINUX" ONLY GIVES ME
THE ABOVE LINK.
>

YOU CAN STILL BUY A DELL WITH WINDOWS. AS LONG AS IT'S THE
SAME TYPE, YOU ARE 
FINE (OF COURSE IT'S UNSUPPORTED). OR DO YOU WANT TO BUY A
LAPTOP WITHOUT 
WINDOWS?

On Monday 23 July 2007 23:14, Mick wrote:

> If your local Dell distributor can't/won't get it for
you, can't you
> import it from the US?  Of course, it may take a tad
longer to arrive
> and you will have to pay some import tax.

I had been considering the Inspiron 1520 which I believe is
(or will be) 
available in Linux versions. But the waiting time is
approximately a 
month - too long - prices can change (go down) a fair bit in
a month.

Another model I considered was the Aspire 5572AWXMI which is
apparently 
discontinued but had been available from some SE Asia
outlets 
pre-installed with Linpus so driver compatibility shouldn't
be a problem.

In the end I went for a Thinkpad Z61. I've yet to install
gentoo on it - 
still cleaning the windoze partition, removing useless
programs and 
shrinking/backup the partition etc. But I've tried a number
of livecds 
and all the major components are supported (wifi,
cardreader, usb, lan, 
video, pc card, modem, sound, bluetooth). The only thing I'm
not sure 
about is the IEEE1394, I don't have any devices to test it,
but dmesg 
reports it's "working".

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