[ale] Good Linux laptops

[Jim Lynch]

Avoid anything with a Broadcom wireless card if you want Ubuntu or Mint 
to work consistently.  I finally purchased a pcmcia wireless card so I 
wouldn't have to fight with the system every time a new update came out.

Jim.
On 03/11/2013 10:40 PM, Doug Hall wrote:
> A coworker, whom I switched to Ubuntu a little over a year ago, is 
> looking for a nice new linux laptop. I know the Lenovos are usually a 
> pretty good choice. Does anyone else have a laptop they're thrilled 
> with, which will run Mint or Ubuntu? He's not a techie, so 
> compatibility is important. I think he uses it for basic things - 
> pictures, email, web, etc.
>
> Thanks ahead of time!
>
>
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