[vox] Looking for a new laptop

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Hi.

I went on the System 76 side and I found it very cheap compared to 
equivalent power that you get from, for example, Apple.

That said you can probably can get a good deal from any of the 
mainstream manifacturers, the problem is that even if you wipe windows 
and put your GNU/Linux of choice, some hardware might not work. usually 
embedded camera/microphone and sometimes some touchpads have problems. 
Some configuration hacks can get them back to work in some cases. If you 
choose this way google is your friend. see if other have reported 
GNU/Linux to work correctly on those machines.

I use my laptop for work, 70% of my ability will be off with a not 
functional laptop, so i went on the system76 side and i love the 
hardware i got and the fact that everything just works. Also, new 
versions are supported right away. You can install any version and 
install System76 ppa to get the up to date drivers for your distro.

Best,

On 12/01/2014 12:24 PM, Rod Roark wrote:
> On 12/01/2014 12:14 PM, Richard S. Crawford wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm in the market for a new laptop that will run Linux. System76 
>> sells them, but they're on the pricey side (though I imagine I could 
>> replace Unity on their systems with Kubuntu, which is what I prefer).
>>
>> I'd also be willing to buy a solid laptop from one of the bigger 
>> manufacturers, so long as I know that it would be possible to wipe 
>> Windows 7 or 8 off the hard drive and install Kubuntu. Anyone have 
>> experience with this?
>>
>> It doesn't have to be a state-of-the-art machine, since I don't do 
>> gaming, graphics, or anything like that; mostly I do web browsing, 
>> word processing and some web development.
>
> Generally I'll just pick whatever seems the best deal in the current 
> market, do some web searches to check on Linux compatibility, and then 
> (if all looks good) buy it and deal with whatever issues come up.  
> I've had good luck with Asus in this regard.  Models change continually.
>
> Wiping Windows is pretty trivial, but I'll find a use for it every 
> once in a blue moon so have done dual boot installs.
>
> Rod
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