waynej at dccmn.com writes:
 > One problem I've seen is that there are some cheaper network cards, video
 > cards, sound cards, etc. that are not supported on Linux.  You might want
 > to check the redhat hardware list (http://hardware.redhat.com) before you
 > buy something.
 > 
 > We bought several high power PCs with HighPoint IDE Raid chips on them
 > (even though HighPoint claimed Linux compatibility), only to find the
 > Linux drivers were only for an old release.
 > 
 > Generally the brand names, though more expensive, are more likely to give
 > less hassles.

I had good luck with a gateway, using a strategy someone suggested ---
take a bootable linux distro (Knoppix) to the store.  Boot.  Play with
it a little and see if it works.  Seems to have mostly worked for me
(but APM turns out not to work very well :-().

R

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