[PLUG] Need help in choosing new laptop for Linux use.

[Swapnil Kulkarni (coolsvap)]

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 10:31 AM, Atul Sowani <sowani at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to buy a laptop for me, preferably with Linux pre-installed (Ubuntu
> seems to be most popular, though I am a slackware user). HP used to have 4
> models with pre-installed Linux, however it appears that they have
> discontinued their support for Linux (and those 4 models). There are few
> options offered by Dell, but the hardware configuration they offer is
> pathetic (don't have HDMI port, and just 1 USB 3.0 port). So far my searches
> have yielded no success in finding a good laptop with pre-installed Linux. I
> considered option of buying HP laptops with FreeDOS and then installing
> Linux (Ubuntu primarily), but google search tells me that there are issues
> with wireless card support in those laptops for Linux. So this option looks
> risky to me.
>
> Does anyone has any suggestions, specific models which are known to have
> good Linux compliance?
>
> Thanks,
> Atul.
>
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What is your use case for the new laptop?