[ale] May need purchase Laptop - Linux Friendly

[Charles Shapiro]

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.

-- CHS



On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dell still does. They're hard to find on the website.
> System76 advertises on /. and their gear looks decent.
>
> Think pads are pretty much tanks. I highly recommend them.
> On Aug 25, 2013 11:09 AM, "Ron Frazier (ALE)" <
> atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Ted W." <ted-lists at xy0.org> wrote:
>>
>> >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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>>
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>> Please excuse my potential brevity if I'm typing on the touch screen.
>>
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>> quickly.)
>>
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