share the faith, my brothers and sisters in the penguin!

[Michael Butash]

I've usually not had issues with linux on almost any desktop hardware 
aside from raid and other odd controller devices.  Laptops is where 
things always get interesting as each vendor hacks their power 
management differently.  I never really understood why either, doesn't 
seem like each vendor should have to reinvent the wheel here.

You probably won't even notice aside from suspend/hibernation function, 
and as Sam said, invariably someone has probably been through it by now 
with older hardware.

Emachines were never bad per se aside from bloatware in windoze, and 
cheap/crap hardware.  I've seen drives die, memory go bad, mobo's, etc 
usually due to just low-end cheap hardware.  Gotta make a profit 
somewhere, right?  Sure isn't off the windoze licenses.

-mb


On 11/19/2011 11:17 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
> I found amnother guy at work interested. He is in school for computers
> so he is a geek anyways.
>
> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 7:34 PM, Sam Kreimeyer <skreimey at gmail.com
> <mailto:skreimey at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I've used Ubuntu on my eeePC netbook since the summer of 2010. I've
>     never had an issue with compatibility, drivers or performance, and the
>     Ubuntu UI is very user friendly. The eeePC-linux community is very
>     strong, so if your friend does encounter any issues, there is almost
>     always a good explanation available on Ubuntu forums.
>
>     On 11/19/11, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com
>     <mailto:bmike1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>      > good to hear. thamks.
>      >
>      > On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Mike Ballon
>     <mike.ballon at gmail.com <mailto:mike.ballon at gmail.com>> wrote:
>      >
>      >> I ran RH 5.2 on 3 Emachines for 5 years, seriously... They
>     connected 3
>      >> offices together across the local cable company's network. It's
>     been a
>      >> LONG
>      >> time since I did this, although I don't remember having any
>     major issues.
>      >>
>      >>
>      >> -Mike
>      >>
>      >>
>      >> On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 7:48 AM, Michael Havens
>     <bmike1 at gmail.com <mailto:bmike1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>      >>
>      >>> I know...... it is an 'EMachine'!
>      >>>
>      >>> On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 5:39 AM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com
>     <mailto:cryptworks at gmail.com>> wrote:
>      >>>
>      >>>> If its a eeepc or e-pc that will work like a champ. The rest
>     is unknown.
>      >>>> But some time with a live CD can help you know.
>      >>>> On Nov 17, 2011 10:17 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1 at gmail.com
>     <mailto:bmike1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>      >>>>
>      >>>>>  I have a friend with an...... a computer whose name starts
>     with E,
>      >>>>> like enetbook or something like that. He is interested in
>     putting linux
>      >>>>> on
>      >>>>> his old computer and I was wondering if their were any issues
>     with his
>      >>>>> computer. (if you have any idea what I'm talking about)
>      >>>>>
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