[nmglug] advice on purchasing a new laptop

Will Pearson william at cnsp.net
Wed May 15 13:20:53 PDT 2013


Try to get an nvidia chipset in it. ATI's graphics drivers in Linux are
horrible. I'm uncertain how the touch screen of an ultrabook is managed
in Linux, so I cannot help you there.

Will

On 5/15/2013 1:35 PM, Mark Galassi wrote:
>
> I might want to buy a laptop in a hurry from the local Best Buy or
> Office Depot or Staples.  It would be an inexpensive ultrabook and I
> would install the GNU/Linux operating system on it.
>
> Does anyone have advice on:
>
> 1. what hardware should I look at or avoid?
>
> 2. any issues installing a GNU/Linux distribution (debian or ubuntu)
> these days?  I keep hearing about "bricking" due to UEFI, but I have not
> researched it yet.
>
> 3. is there a current "hardware guide for Linux laptops" web site I
> should look at?
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