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Geoffrey Myers

On Aug 25, 2013, at 11:07 AM, "Ron Frazier (ALE)" <atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

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> "Ted W." <ted-lists at xy0.org> wrote:
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>> On 08/24/2013 09:29 AM, Tom Freeman wrote:
>>> 
>>> I've been running an ASUS my daughter gave me (she couldn't stand
>>> Windows 7 and went back to Apple) with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
>> Unfortunately,
>>> there seems to be some instability developing (not sure - it isn't
>> very
>>> common), and my local pusher of used laptops has closed up the nearby
>>> store front. Assuming that I can not get to the bottom of the ASUS's
>>> challenges in the next month or so, I will be looking for a laptop.
>>> 
>>> My preference from the past is a 2-4 year old ThinkPad. Solid builds
>>> with 2-4 years of life left with fine linux compatability in my
>> limited
>>> experience. Assuming I find one of those from a dealer I have some
>>> history with (or will have with), this question is probably
>>> wasted/redundant. However...
>>> 
>>> Is there a line of new Laptops in this era of Windows 8 and the fancy
>>> security boot scheme which is 1) Linux friendly enough to trust a
>>> distracted individual with (me) 2) robust enought to risk loading on
>> the
>>> back of scooter transportation?
>>> 
>>> Thanks to all for the use of their bandwidth
>> 
>> I've found Thinkpads to really be the best, hands down, at supporting
>> Linux. Microcenter typically has used/refurbished Thinkpads in stock
>> for
>> < $300. My normal recommendation for anyone looking for a good Linux
>> laptop is to get one of those, max out the RAM (usually only 4GB) and
>> grab a 60GB or 120GB SSD. All in you'll probably spend ~$450 less tax.
>> 
>> This endorsement brought to you by a guy using a 7 year old Thinkpad
>> X61.
>> 
>> --
>> Ted W.
> 
> Are there any manufacturers or niche vendors that put Linux on right from the start?  I thought Dell was doing that at one point.
> 
> Ron
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