[clug] Linux Laptop Machine Compatibility Gold Standard

Brendan Jurd direvus at gmail.com
Mon May 31 01:25:33 MDT 2010


On 31 May 2010 17:01, Hal <hal.ashburner at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there a similar machine that is used and recommend by more kernel hackers
> than any other nowadays? Or is it much of a muchness? Perhaps you pays your
> money and takes your pick?
>

I think "much of a muchness" may apply.  Speaking from my own
experience, I've owned 2 cheap laptops in the past four years,
dual-booted both into gentoo and had zero problems between linux and
the hardware.

The previous one was a Compaq M1000, my current laptop is an Asus F3SG.

You don't need to spend big bucks to get a perfectly linux compatible
laptop (or else I've just been extremely lucky with the selection of
components in mine).  I wouldn't recommend Compaq, that laptop was
made out of really poor quality materials.  The Asus is much better.

Cheers,
BJ


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