What laptop to get to replace my 15" macbook?

[Ryan Rix]

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.