[ale] Good Linux-friendly laptop

Wolf Halton wolf.halton at gmail.com
Mon May 21 16:42:06 EDT 2012


On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Matthew <simontek at gmail.com> wrote:

> My work asus is good, no express cards though. My dell i7 is good too.
> Lenovo's have good support. Its actually harder to find a non-linux
> friendly laptop these days. Also there is a linux company that
> specializes in pc's in atl.
>
> On 5/21/12, Bob Toxen <transam at verysecurelinux.com> wrote:
> > What is a good Linux-friendly Laptop these days in the $300-940 range
> > available locally?
> >
> > I want something good; for me that means no HP (IMO).
> >
> > Want DVD burner, a fair amount of memory and reasonable speed.
> >
> > I need USB ports, WiFi would be nice but I have a Linux-compatibile WiFi
> > PCMCIA card.
> >
> > I'm looking to buy at MicroCenter tonight (big hurry, long story).
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bob
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http://emperorlinux.com/
however I have not seen them to be a low-price leader.  I have had good
luck with dells and lenovo and hp.  Check the tigerdirect outlet up the
road toward SC on I-85.  Their prices for refurbished laptops are pretty
good.

-Wolf

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