[Sussex] Acer laptops

[Desmond Armstrong]

On 23/06/11 10:20, aotley at gmail.com wrote:
>> I'm sure I can eventually get the wifi to work - it's not been a high
>> priority for me - but regardless of how well it works (or not) with
>> Linux, I would never buy another Acer.

Although I do get Acers to work they are always more hassle, mind you 
Toshiba and Samsung can be difficult too.

And when asked I do simply specify Asus and simplyasus.com are one of 
the best.

Just a note. My eee901 netbook is now 4 years and the battery still has 
plenty of life.

On the Wi-Fi the Broadcom remains difficult. The Acer 5742z is listed as 
having either Atheros or Broadcom Wi-Fi and if you are unlucky and get 
the one with Broadcom then you are well advised to change the Wi-Fi 
device, ideally for an Intel but Atheros is fine. So my advice again, is 
go for ASUS, you won't regret it.