[PLUG] Need information on Linux Compatible Laptops

[Gaurav Pant]

Hi,

On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 10:46 AM, Pravin Dhayfule <pravin at dhayfule.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Gone are those days when we could get Laptops free from pre-installed OS.
> These days none of the new laptops in India are available with/without OS.
> All offer Windows 8.x as mandatory OS. I do not want to take the pain of
> first spending for an unnecessary OS and then reformat and install Ubuntu
> on it. Secondly the problem with Secure Boot scares me. Finally even after
> passing through these torments what if the hardware does not have Linux
> support.
>
> I plan to buy a new Laptop, but do not want to go through these pains. I
> just need to know if there is any dealer in Pune (or online) who can help
> me out in buying an OS Free laptop that has support for Linux Distros may
> be Debian based.
>
> There are lots of laptops available online which come with either free dos
or linux. I had taken a asus X200L everything works fine except that the
wifi card (Ralink) does not have any driver for Linux -- the only available
are for ubuntu-linux and that too a very old version.



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