<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,102)"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On 26 July 2014 14:32, penguin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:penguin@riseup.net" target="_blank">penguin@riseup.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hi HacktionLab<br>
<br>
I'm looking to buy a new laptop. I got one a few months ago which<br>
really didn't play nicely with Linux - I managed to sell that one on<br>
to my brother, but don't think I can afford to make the same mistake<br>
again. And, for me, getting the bloody thing to work is not half the<br>
fun of Linux :-)<br>
<br>
I've done lots of searching, and the more I search the more I get<br>
confused. Has anybody got some top tips of what to look for and how to<br>
find if it will play nicely with Linux?<br>
<br>
Ideally I hope to run Debian, but would go for Ubuntu if that's easier<br>
- - any advice on this?<br>
<br>
At the moment, I'm looking at maybe getting the Lenovo ThinkPad B5400<br>
Laptop -<br>
<a href="http://www.ebuyer.com/633696-lenovo-thinkpad-b5400-laptop-mb82huk" target="_blank">http://www.ebuyer.com/633696-lenovo-thinkpad-b5400-laptop-mb82huk</a> -<br>
any views on this or better laptops?<br>
<br>
Many thanks<br>
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penguin<br>
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</blockquote></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,102)">Not exactly a beast but fine for general use, Ebuyer do sell one model of Ubuntu laptop at very affordable price:</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,102)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#000066" face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ebuyer.com/620311-hp-255-g1-laptop-with-ubuntu-h6q17ea-abu">http://www.ebuyer.com/620311-hp-255-g1-laptop-with-ubuntu-h6q17ea-abu</a></font><br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,102)">It is however Ubuntu 12.04 LTS so you'd want to update it anyway I'd guess, Debian will certainly run well too (unless Ubuntu have done some driver dealings with Dell!).</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,102)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,102)">I certainly recommend ThinkPad/Lenovos too as generally well supported for Linux (check the ThinkWiki).</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,102)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,102)">Avoid Nvidia GPU's for ootb decent graphics, personally I choose AMD/Intel, and for power usage; AMD over Intel.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,102)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,102)">If in doubt: <a href="http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/">http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/</a></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,102)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,102)">A</div><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,102)">
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