On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 04:33:36PM +0100, Magnus Therning wrote: > It's that time for me again... my desktop is getting long in the tooth so I'm > starting to look around for a replacement. This time I thought I'd also > include laptops in my search. However, with laptops it's difficult to find > out just how well they work with Linux. Are all the built-in devices, > webcams, fingerprint scanners etc, fully supported? Is the power management > (ACPI) fully supported? Etc, etc... > > In the past I've heard good things about Linux on IBM's ThinkPads. But I've > heard some VERY bad things about getting Linux working well on Lenovo's recent > models. > > So, I resort to ask for advice on this mailing list. > > What laptops should I have a look at? > Is there some brand (Dell, HP, ...) that is more Linux friendly than others? > > /M > > -- > Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) > magnus＠therning．org Jabber: magnus＠therning．org > http://therning.org/magnus identi.ca|twitter: magthe >
I'd consider any Lenovo Thinkpad, except for SL series. There is a very friendly article about their drivers - http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Drivers . The only thing, that SL series has, and the other ones don't, is HDMI interface. So, if it's essential for you, then Thinkpads won't suffice.
