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06-08-2008, 09:04 PM
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Breakfast of Champions
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Laptop for Linux
Right now I am using Ubuntu HH and it's decent (I'm not a whiz with it yet). But I have no idea what kind of laptop I should get that would be compatible with Linux (i.e. no hardware issues), or better yet, a Laptop + Distro combo. I know there is a new version of Fedora out. It any good? My school has some older Red Hat on their computers. I'd need a very easy Distro such as Ubuntu o Red Hat. As for the laptop, I'd use it for school. Programming, writing up lab reports, surfing the web, and listening to music (with good headphones). Sadly no gaming. Should I just grab any old laptop that's on sale at Best Buy? |
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06-09-2008, 06:08 PM
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Extreme Overclocker
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I have had fantastic results using both Ubuntu and Mint (a variant of Ubuntu) on my Dell Inspiron E1505. Mint had the easiest wifi setup of any OS I have used.
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06-09-2008, 06:53 PM
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Running System Stock
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Last Seen: 11-12-2008
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The Asus EEE pc comes preloaded with linux, cheap too. It's super portable, but no disk drive and HD. Comes with a 4gb or 8gb solid state drive. You can expand it using an SD disk.
Dell also offers Linux Laptops, real laptops. Haven't heard anything bad about them, considering that that they cost less than the Windows versions. There arent many choices for laptops with linux preinstalled. My recommendation is that you google the hardware of a candidate laptop for compability issues. |
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06-10-2008, 04:45 AM
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Running System Stock
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Last Seen: 02-27-2009
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If it's going to be for school, try going for something battery light, eg. no graphics card (integrated card), a lighter CPU rather than a heavier one, i've seen some problems with HP laptops and ubuntu, although it could be fixed with Ubuntu HH
Try getting something that will last you some hours rather than minutes as you will love it for school. Also recommend Ubuntu or Mint as they are easy linux distributions that would suit you the most |
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