Hi
If price is the ultimate decider then you will probably do best to take the
pragmatic approach and get a laptop with Windows pre-installed and simply
replace it with Linux. I know it's a bit galling to pay the "Windows tax" but
I've always found that to be the cheapest way of achieving the goal.
In terms of hardware, I would agree that Lenovo are always a safe bet for a
Linux install. If you are set on the netbook form-factor then Acer are well
worth a look too. I've got Lenovo, Dell, Acer and HP laptops running flavours
of Ubuntu and have had no problems with any of them. As long as you don't
succumb to an impulse purchase, you can find a model you like then search
online for any adverse experiences and be guided by the results.
A lot of Chromebooks can be reconfigured easily for Linux. They can be found
for very reasonable prices, though disk space might be a consideration.
Nige
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