Over the years, I have owned a number of notebook computers, mostly
acquired from E-Bay or similar. I have four still.
I have never once experienced any but the most trivial difficulties
installing any Linux distro.
I'm mystified by the 'lack of Linux drivers' and other such stories I hear
from time to time.
Chris
On 3 November 2016 at 18:31, Jonathan Hudson via Hampshire <
hampshire@???> wrote:
> 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
>
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