Here's a list specifically for netbooks. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport/Machines/Netbooks#Tier_1
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Andres Montiel, CUA <[email protected]>wrote: > You may want to visit Ubuntu's hardware compatibility list ( > http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/). They have a comprehensive list of > what laptops work with Ubuntu. :) > > > On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Roberto Verzola <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello guys, >> >> I'm shopping (first-time buyer) for a netbook. I'll be using it >> basically as server for 2, maybe later 3, cellphones that I use to >> communicate with a network of farmers and farmer-trainers. It will run >> Linux and my particular application, which is programmed in Python. (For >> the curious, check out the tabloid Bulgar every Sunday, and look in the >> inside pages for a tiny ad about a free primer on the system of rice >> intensification.) >> >> My desktop, on which the application currently runs, is a small Compaq I >> bought 2nd hand from HMR (P5, 768Mb of mem) running Kubuntu 8.4 and I'm >> fine with it, so it seems most current specs will exceed my machine's. >> My workhorse phone is a 2330c Nokia, which works somewhat (not >> perfectly) with gnokii. >> >> My main priority is compatibility with Linux and reliability. I don't >> want small things like keys that don't work or cracks on the screen >> hinge, or a flaky USB port, etc. within a year or so after purchase. >> >> I'd appreciate advice from people who've used some of these netbooks, in >> particular their quirks vis-a-vis Linux. The brands I've seen so far >> include Neo, Asus, MSI, HP, Fujitsu, Samsung. Lenovo. I haven't made up >> my mind. >> >> If you actually have a machine to recommend because of your great >> experience with it, that would even be better. >> >> By the way: the low-end Samsung laser printer ML-2010 works fine with >> Linux, but the machine itself had poor print quality. After two years >> putting up with it, I shifted to a Brother HL-2140. It also works with >> Linux, and has much better print quality than the Samsung. Its cartridge >> also last longer. The HL also jams much less often than the ML. The HP >> low-end laser was the worst in this regard(this was experience 3 years >> back...). I've never seen a laser printer that rarely (not to mention >> never) jams. Has anyone? >> >> If the thread due to this posting is off-topic, kindly drop me private >> mail instead. >> >> Greetings to all, >> >> Obet Verzola >> >> >> _________________________________________________ >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> > >
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