Re: What laptop to get to replace my 15" macbook?

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Author: Ryan Rix
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Subject: Re: What laptop to get to replace my 15" macbook?
Nadim Hoque wrote:
> For the laptop in question just make sure it uses a atheros or intel
> wifi card in it. To find out in the store, ask someone who really knows
> the hardware and sometimes it will say on the bottom. The centrino
> laptops do contain the intel wifi, but make sure that it is not
> extremely new because I don't know if those will work like their new N
> card that supposedly runs faster than other N cards. As someone else who
> mentioned, just bring a live distro and try all of them out.
>


Realtek rtl8180 and rtl8185 chips work flawlessly on GNU/Linux and the
latest kernels are already patched for your aircrack-ng funtimes. :)

> Sorry to hear that you do not like your mac. Me, I love the thing since
> I had gotten it. It's just as stable as linux to me and I never was
> forced to do a os wipe and definitely better than windows. I do
> understand why someone might not like macs because everything is not for
> everybody. Which macbook pro did you wind up getting and how much are
> you selling it for.


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