[vox] Looking for a new laptop

[Carl Boettiger]

I've had bad luck with some mainstream manufacturers supporting any faulty
or miss-functioning hardware if I'm not running the provided OS (or just
getting a hold of knowledgeable support in the first place).  Since then
I've had a much better experience by going with System76, and also the
Berkeley based ZaReason laptops http://zareason.com/shop/home.php both in
terms of hardware working out of the box but also in getting knowledgeable
and reliable service if something doesn't work. Something to consider.

Cheers,

Carl

On Mon Dec 01 2014 at 12:44:51 PM Vincenzo Ampolo <vincenzo.ampolo at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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