[HacktionLab] How t buy a laptop that will work with Linux

[Andy S]

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On 29 July 2014 11:52, yossarian <yossarian at aktivix.org> wrote:

> Just to be a little different: if you want something small and powerful, I
> have had very good success with the Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition.
>
> From a processing power and physical size point of view, it is roughly the
> same size and weight as a MacBook Air, but with an i7 processor and 8GB of
> RAM, it's about halfway to a MacBook Pro.
>
> It comes with Ubuntu 12.04 preloaded, works fine with 14.04, haven't tried
> Debian.
>
> http://www.dell.com/uk/business/p/xps-13-linux/pd
>
> Downsides:
>
> * you may or may not like the 1080 resolution on a 13" screen
>
> * 8GB of RAM is soldered in place, it's not upgradeable, so it's not a
> good Big Data laptop
>
> Yoss
>

>
​Nice but be wary of ultra-slim laptops as the SSD hard drives are
non-standard and not always easily replaceable, so check the
warranty/replacement availability​. A related tale of woe from Stuart
Langridge:

http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2013/12/08/lenovo-u300s-and-ssds/



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