Comments on: Hardware review: TuxBox Computers SportCoat M750 Laptop

by: Norbert Zacharias

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:36:23 +0000

Thanks for the report, it is good to see Linux on laptops
progress so far. I like screen resolution, have a Compac
nx5000 from HP (which came with Suse 9, when HP did that for
a while). The 15″ screen runs 1400×1050 and I would not want
to go lower in the future. For work I have a T100 hard line
to connect to the network and hope that such a hardware feature remains available on todays laptops.

by: Bart

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:30:54 +0000

Any remarks on battery life? I’m faced with a choice between the TuxBox M750 and an HP Compaq 6710b. The latter reportedly has battery life of 5 hours or more.

by: Derrick Cameron

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:54:57 +0000

I recently switched from windows to RHL 5 from windows, having tried RHL 3 and struggled. It is now my default boot partition. I am amazed at how far Linux has come. I love the Gnome UI, and most stuff just works. Unlike windows, Linux feels more like my own system, with so much exposed if you so wish to tinker. However I have a business focus, and I don’t just blow weekends tinkering for the sake of it. Notwithstanding the positive comments, when something does not work, you can spend hours…days…and more chasing and chasing, such as getting VMWare to work (which now does), and wireless. Wireless really does need to work. I have spent many many hours hunting, searching and it’s just not happening. I noted your mention of the Intel 3945ABG wireless adapter and how it worked out of the box. If only… I have a Intel Pro/wireless 4965 AG network connector on a Thinkpad T61. Hardware sees the adaptor. I see it in network settings, but it’s disabled and cannot be enabled. I spent time on http://intellinuxwireless.org., but through various efforts I’m still hoping… Keep working on the ease of use/config efforts!

by: Atanas

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:44:26 +0000

Hi - your webcam is on the supported webcam list of the gspacav1 driver (supports really lots of webcams). Great driver. Check http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html