[KLUG Hardware] The HP ze4220

[Adam Williams]

>>>>>Anyone have any experience with the HP ze4220?
>>>>But ya gotta remember, It's an HP/Compaq. I speak with experience here.
>>>>This box that I am using now is a Compaq. Propriety software, _and_
>>>>hardware. HP's are the same. I bought one year ago last Nov. for a server.
>>>For laptops you have: HP, Compaq, Toshiba, and Sony.  Pick the least of
>>>all evils.  And what works all depends on the model.
>>Micron, Dell, Toshiba, Sony, Gateway.  Those are the real options. 
>Personally I would avoid Sony.  (I hate to say that because I own stock
>in Sony, but it's true)  My previous laptop was a Sony, and it was a
>pain in Linux.  I had to patch the kernel to get USB to work, power
>management never worked, and it died a premature death after only a year
>or so.  No more VAIO's for me!

Gotcha, scratching Sony off list....

>As far as Linux support, I've always had good experience with Dell. 
>Another option I would consider is Dell's auction.  We've bought a lot
>of Dell laptops for work from there, and have had fairly good luck.  
>You can even buy some with laptops with no-OS off the auction.  And 
>Dell seems to do a fairly good job of reconditioning them.  FWIW ...

You couldn't pay me to own a Dell.  Around here they drop like flies, and 
I still haven't forgiven them for the "It takes us two years to make an 
LCD display that works" debacle.  Not to mention those REALLY annoying 
intern commercials... "What can I build for you today?"; "Nothing, but if 
you ask me just one more time......"