[TriLUG] Linux Laptop

[Ken MacKenzie via TriLUG]

Actually, the hardware compatibility thing is why I started looking at
chromebooks.  Knowing they were at their core linux and that I could use
the crouton script allowed me I felt better price points into in theory
ultralight books.  I don't want to say ultrabook as they really aren't.  I
got my R11 yesterday and I have a convertible (think like the Lenovo Yoga)
linux laptop that is about 2 lbs and can run for 9 hours on a charge.
Touch screen working in crouton although I haven't figured out multitouch
yet.  Not really tried yet either.  It will get there.

Ken

On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Scott Chilcote via TriLUG <
trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> On 02/25/2016 04:35 PM, Aaron Cody Weaver via TriLUG wrote:
> > So I am trying to find a laptop that will be a good portable for linux
> > sysadmin work.
> >
> > I don't want to pay crazy money for a linux laptop like system76.
> >
> > I just need a laptop that will handle normal sys admin stuff and will
> have
> > everything work correctly not like ones that have bluetooth or webcams
> that
> > don't work.
> >
> > Thanks for the advise.
>
> One point I'd like to mention regarding this thread overall is that it
> isn't really that hard to find a compatible laptop.
> The approach that I took the last time I bought one was to select the
> features that I wanted, which included a decent amount of power and
> expansion capabilities, and then narrow down the field based on
> reviews.  Reviews can be misleading, but if you focus on quantifiable
> information and discussion of specific issues, you can use them to
> inform your decision.
>
> Once I had narrowed my choices far enough, I began looking specifically
> for Linux device driver related problems.  I wound up with an ASUS
> gaming laptop, and it turned out to be 100% supported (with the proper
> UEFI adjustments).  My point is not that this particular laptop is
> better than any other choice.  I'm just saying that there are a lot of
> good possibilities.  You can get a long way just by looking at laptops
> in general, and then drilling down to see if there are any specific
> Linux issues.
>
> The one place this will not help is if the laptop you find is a brand
> new product, particularly if it has new hardware devices.  Those are
> pretty easy to identify and avoid though.
>
> Just FYI,
>
>    Scott C.
>
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