On Thu, 3 Nov 2016 17:58:26 +0000 (UTC), Peter Alefounder via Hampshire wrote:
>What is the best way to acquire a laptop running Linux these >days? Various web searches haven't helped me much. Some sites say >it's better to get one running Windows, then install Linux. >However, I get the impression that it can be difficult to have >all the hardware working properly, because of a lack of Linux >drivers. Other web sites list various laptops with Linux, but >they turn out to be either extremely expensive, or very low-end, >or currently out of stock. It appears that building one is not >feasible as, unlike desktop machines, hardware is not standard. > >I understand that people do have laptops running Linux, so how is >it done? I would be grateful for any advice. > >Peter Alefounder. > I recently acquired a no-OS Lafité 13.3 from https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk (i5, 8GB, 120GB SSD, 1920x1080) and it's gorgeous, £516 IIRC. Everything works (wifi, bt, suspend /resume, key backlight / function keys etc). Great service, my only connection being a happy customer. -jonathan -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
