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Donovan Rebbechi wrote:
> 
> Chris Bitmead wrote:
> >
> > I'm thinking of buying a laptop (fairly high end), on which I  want to
> > run, amoungst other things, Linux.
> 
> Hi. I have an NEC VERSA 6000H and it works like charm
> (800x600 @16bpp ), soundcard working out of the box, etc.
> 
> The NEC VERSA 6xxx tend to receive good reports, though it
> depends a lot on the model number. Apparently, VAResearch
> use these. If you really are willing to spend something on
> it, VA Research are a good place to look for the high-end
> stuff.

The latest and greatest NEC 6260 266 appears to have a Neomagic video
card. Arrgg! Can anyone confirm? I got  this info from a magazine
review.

As for VAResearch, I am in Australia, which is inconvenient (I think),
but in any case their web site says they distribute the Xi X driver with
the machine, which makes me think they must use Neomagic! Arggh!


> > Good Linux support is my highest priority, and I want to get it right.
> 
> If that's the case, consider getting a laptop with linux
> pre-loaded.

I'm in Australia, and I don't think that is available here.

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Chris Bitmead
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