[Pc_Support] HP dv9000z series, looks like Broadcom WLAN all-the-way ...

[Bryan J. Smith]

In doing a bit of research, it looks like the HP dv9000z now uses
Broadcom for all WLAN options:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?lc=en&cc=us&os=228&dest_page=product&dlc=en&product=3224049&softwareitem=ob-41607-1

I guess I was still thinking of Dell when it came to using an Intel
MAC for 802.11a/b/g.  Oh well, it seems the bcm34xx driver is in the
stock 2.6.17 kernel, and works well for most people -- including WPA
support.  That might actually end up being better than the Intel
anyway.

-- Bryan

P.S.  I just realized I might have been stupid for going for the entry
Turion x2 TL-50 (dual-1.6G/256K) instead of the TL-52 (dual-1.6G/512K)
with double the L2 cache.  It's only $25 more on-line, although it
might have been $50 more at OfficeDepot.COM.  Oh well, it probably
doesn't make that much of a difference in the Turion (unlike Core).