[nmglug] advice on purchasing a new laptop

[Will Pearson]

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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