[CentOS] Centos laptop support

[Phil Wyett]

On Sat, 2014-10-04 at 14:58 +0100, Always Learning wrote:
> On Sat, 2014-10-04 at 12:56 +0100, Phil Wyett wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 2014-10-01 at 22:57 -0600, Frank Cox wrote:
> > > Today I found myself in need of a laptop to run Centos on.  And that simple statement led to an all-day odyssey.
> 
> 
> > My intention is to run CentOS 6.x and VM Windows and any other OS etc.
> > After discarding many options I seem to have settled with an eye on a HP
> > ProBook 455 G2.
> > 
> > http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=G6W43EA&opt=ABU&sel=PBNB
> 
> There are several ProBook 455 G2 variants. Your one is G6W43EA.
> 
> AMD Dual-Core A6 Pro-7050B APU with Radeon R4 Graphics 
> 
> Very unimpressive CPU. I stopped buying anything that low in performance
> 4 years ago. But it is your choice. For simple writing it may be
> sufficient. If you can afford it, and regardless of which machine you
> eventually purchase, increase the memory to 8 GB.
> 
> http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
> 
> Seeing off-the-shelf computer systems available only with Windoze
> greatly depresses me.  Inevitably one wonders if Centos will cleanly
> install on them or whether the hardware/firmware have been 'windozed' to
> prevent the installation of superior competing operating systems.
> 
> The windoze monopoly should be stopped by law. The only hope is the EU's
> anti-competition policy since the USA will not act.
> 
> 

Yes, the plan was to upgrade the RAM to 12GB if I were to get it. The
performance of mobile APU is a worry and I will be taking one for a test
drive closer to purchase time. Also the time I would test a C6 usb stick
on it too.

I do have another laptop in my 'possible purchases' bookmarks, an 8GB,
i7 (intel 4000 graphics) Asus vivobook X550CA. My only check-ups to do
with this one is the BIOS/ability to use older OS like C6 and the
chassis itself - must see and touch it as I have seen way too many
laptops these days that are a bit flimsy in construction.

Regards

Phil
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