[CentOS] Centos laptop support

[Valeri Galtsev]

On Thu, October 2, 2014 1:11 pm, Mike McCarthy, W1NR wrote:
>
> On 10/02/2014 01:38 PM, Lamar Owen wrote:
>> On 10/02/2014 06:39 AM, Brian Miller wrote:
>>> On Wed, 2014-10-01 at 22:57 -0600, Frank Cox wrote:
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>>>> I'm wondering what the rest of you fine folks do when it comes to
>>>> purchasing a laptop?
>>> Been using CentOS.available on a series of Dell Precision laptops
>>> (M4300, M4600) since 2007 or so without much difficulty.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> If you look at the Latitude and Precision offerings from Dell you will
> notice that RHEL is offered as an OS. These are specifically designed to
> run Linux and therefore, they should all work fine with CentOS as well.
>

I would also mention my "predicted hardware longevity" test I do to
laptops. I grab the base part on the sides with both hands and attempt to
bend it to a shape of propeller. If it is sturdy and doesn't bend, it
passed the sets. If it is flexible (flexibility is only good quality for a
person, not for equipment ;-) then the system board will be flexed and
will develop micro cracks quite likely - much sooner than sturdy laptop
will. Then the laptop will be not reliable or die soon. (This cuts out
many inexpensive laptops on consumer market, variety of Dells included)

Just my $0.02

Valeri

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Valeri Galtsev
Sr System Administrator
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
University of Chicago
Phone: 773-702-4247
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