[SATLUG] Dell Linux Machines Have Arrived

[Brad Knowles]

On 5/25/07, Sean Carolan wrote:

>              The only laptop I have ever used that has perfectly
>  working ACPI functions is my wife's MacBook pro.  I would be willing
>  to pay extra for a laptop that would properly go to sleep and wake up
>  as it's supposed to.

I have problems with my MacBook Pro.  Sometimes it goes to sleep and 
wakes up properly, and sometimes it doesn't.  I have not yet figured 
out precisely what the issue is.

>  It's very frustrating to have several windows and programs open, only
>  to find that your laptop won't wake up properly after a hibernate or
>  sleep, and you have to hard-reboot with the power button.

Yup.  I've had way more problems with my laptop not going to sleep 
properly or not waking up properly, ever since I "upgraded" from my 
older PowerBook G4/17 to this newer MacBook Pro/17.

>  Yes, this is one of my pet peeves about laptops in general.  Why even
>  bother to offer these features if nobody can seem to get them working
>  correctly.

I share your pain.  Believe me, I share your pain.

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