Darrel N. Lawrence wrote:
> I am thinking of buying a laptop for home use.
> 
> 1. Are there any makes or brands of laptops I should avoid?

Lenovo. Once IBM sold off their ThinkPads, the quality has plummeted.

> 2. Is there a brand or model of laptop that is better supported by 
> the Linux community?

http://www.linux-laptop.net/
All sorts. I have had good experience with my IBM ThinkPad T42. See note
above about Lenovo.

> 3. Is there a way that I can be certain that the 802.11 in the laptop 
> is going to be recognized by Ubuntu?

http://www.linux-laptop.net/
See if someone else has. Chance are, with NDIS Wrapper, it will work.

-john

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