<div dir="ltr"><div>I splurged on a brand-new Lenovo thinkpad T530 core I5 in June. I turned the UEFI 'security' checksum off in the setup screens and installed Debian Slink on the machine. It runs flawlessly and very very fast. The machine never booted winders, so I should get money back from Microsoft. The auxiliary nvidia video processor also works great with the proprietary driver, but I don't generally use it 'cause it is significantly more power-hungry than the default video drivers. <br>
<br></div>-- CHS<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Jim Kinney <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com" target="_blank">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Dell still does. They're hard to find on the website.<br>
System76 advertises on /. and their gear looks decent.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Think pads are pretty much tanks. I highly recommend them.</p><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">
<div class="gmail_quote">On Aug 25, 2013 11:09 AM, "Ron Frazier (ALE)" <<a href="mailto:atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com" target="_blank">atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">
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"Ted W." <<a href="mailto:ted-lists@xy0.org" target="_blank">ted-lists@xy0.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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>On 08/24/2013 09:29 AM, Tom Freeman wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> I've been running an ASUS my daughter gave me (she couldn't stand<br>
>> Windows 7 and went back to Apple) with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.<br>
>Unfortunately,<br>
>> there seems to be some instability developing (not sure - it isn't<br>
>very<br>
>> common), and my local pusher of used laptops has closed up the nearby<br>
>> store front. Assuming that I can not get to the bottom of the ASUS's<br>
>> challenges in the next month or so, I will be looking for a laptop.<br>
>><br>
>> My preference from the past is a 2-4 year old ThinkPad. Solid builds<br>
>> with 2-4 years of life left with fine linux compatability in my<br>
>limited<br>
>> experience. Assuming I find one of those from a dealer I have some<br>
>> history with (or will have with), this question is probably<br>
>> wasted/redundant. However...<br>
>><br>
>> Is there a line of new Laptops in this era of Windows 8 and the fancy<br>
>> security boot scheme which is 1) Linux friendly enough to trust a<br>
>> distracted individual with (me) 2) robust enought to risk loading on<br>
>the<br>
>> back of scooter transportation?<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks to all for the use of their bandwidth<br>
><br>
>I've found Thinkpads to really be the best, hands down, at supporting<br>
>Linux. Microcenter typically has used/refurbished Thinkpads in stock<br>
>for<br>
>< $300. My normal recommendation for anyone looking for a good Linux<br>
>laptop is to get one of those, max out the RAM (usually only 4GB) and<br>
>grab a 60GB or 120GB SSD. All in you'll probably spend ~$450 less tax.<br>
><br>
>This endorsement brought to you by a guy using a 7 year old Thinkpad<br>
>X61.<br>
><br>
>--<br>
>Ted W.<br>
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Are there any manufacturers or niche vendors that put Linux on right from the start? I thought Dell was doing that at one point.<br>
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Ron<br>
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