Re: [Trisquel-users] Compatibility with T430 ThinkPad laptop

[chris]

I'd recommend our G USB adapter. It's the most likely one to work the first  
time around. IBM/Lenovo have been implementing digital restrictions in the  
BIOS which lock out cards which they do not sell. This is a money driven move  
to profit off after market repairs. Unfortunately it hampers users move to  
GNU/Linux and free software.

In the future I would recommend one of our laptops or at least not purchase  
one from HP, Lenovo, Toshiba, or Dell. These companies have digital  
restrictions on the wireless cards you can install. There are other reasons  
not to buy from companies that sell GNU/Linux as well. One being these  
systems often ship with digital restrictions too and the other being they  
ship with components dependent on non-free software. There is a third reason  
for which I would advise not going elsewhere. There are digital restrictions  
in the CPU now. It's called trusted computing technology and unless you know  
what you are doing it'll be near impossible to purchase a laptop free (other  
than by coincidence) without this technology. Particular at the mid to high  
end of the processor spectrum.