On 03/30/2011 02:46 PM, Elaine C. Sharpe wrote: > On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 08:40:02PM +0200, Robin Atwood wrote: >> I am in the market for a new laptop and would be interested if anyone >> else on the list had recently bought a laptop in which all the hardware >> worked out of the box with Linux. I am most concerned about >> WiFi/audio/webcam, the finer points of hibernation are of lesser >> concern. Currently I have a "Linux Certified" machine but I want to >> avoid shipping costs to the UK. >> > > I've always had the best luck with the hardware support for > thinkpads (and dell inspirons, though they're kind of clunky > and cheesy). Can't vouch for the new ones though, it's been > a few years since I upgraded. >
I've been using a thinkpad X201; WiFi works well and audio too. Don't have a camera. There is a little problem configuring the touch pad buttons for a left hand but it does not bother me. All in all a very good machine under gentoo. -- Valmor
