linux for laptop, suitability of SUSE and others

Rodney Mishima <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.user-groups.linux.pdxlug
Message-ID <p06110400be8b4ad40a98@[192.168.15.100]>
Dear group,

During my initial exploration of distros for amd64, I found the SUSE 
9.2 eval dvd to be a very trouble-free install and worthy of further 
consideration.

When I went on the Novell web site, I found an announcement of a 
newer SUSE 9.3; tried to follow the link to order it, link was 
broken. Today, I phoned Novell to order the 9.3 at upgrade price and 
concurrently tried to place an order on the web site (not running 
under SUSE OS, but using Mac OS X this time). I successfully placed 
an order for the full box set of SUSE 9.3 workstation pro, upgrade 
edition (fewer printed manuals than full price version).

I am finally getting around to attempting a Linux install on my 
Gateway 200 laptop; and SUSE 9.3 is certainly a top candidate. If 
anyone can recommend other distros that have good laptop support, 
e.g.,  Centrino wireless , I'd appreciate this info.

Also, I have some Firewire devices and I believe that any distro with 
a recent enough 2.6.x kernel should meet my needs for Firewire 
support.

regards,

Rodney

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