There is always the StratPro13 from ZaReason for thinkpad action like laptop Brian http://zareason.com/shop/Strata-Pro-13.html On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 7:11 AM, Michael Butash wrote: > Check out thinkwiki: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/**ThinkWiki > > Dell is usually about the best for linux compatibility, but ibm's tend to > be good, at least before lenovo borg'd them.... > > Problem is typically with laptops quirky bios/acpi functions that don't > allow it to sleep, hibernate, or shutdown right. Just google around seeing > if anyone else has issues, otherwise game on. > > I bought a new hp elitebook recently as I needed some beefy proc and ram > for vm's (can do 16g w/4 dimm slots), but it's horrible bios and firmwares > do not allow sleeping or anything right, even shutdown half the time. HP > still takes the approach "no one uses linux so screw it". They're fat and > happy collecting microsoft taxes - never again will I buy from them. > > -mb > > > On 08/26/2011 01:48 AM, KevinO wrote: > >> On 08/25/2011 08:42 PM, Joe zagar wrote: >> >>> I have a 520 64 bit, Intel i7, Windows 7 pro, running Ubuntu under >>> Virtual Box >>> and everything works fine. >>> >>> Thank you for the data point. >> >> ------------------------------**--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.**phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.**us/mailman/listinfo/plug-**discuss > -- Brian Fields arizona.rune@gmail.com