On 11/11/2016 11:46 PM, Michael Barnes wrote: > I may be in the market for a new, inexpensive laptop for Linux. Nothing > fancy, but would like something relatively current. I'm looking for > something fairly lightweight and small, in the 10-11 inch range. I'd like > to completely wipe it and install a fresh Linux distro, probably Ubuntu to > start with. I know in the past, the Asus eee laptop was fairly popular. I > don't really want to spend a lot on this. > > Thanks for any ideas, > Michael
I've had good luck with Dell and ASUS and MSI, although MSI tends to be a bit flimsy. Most hardware these days are well supported but there are still the occasional wifi, bluetooth and power management issue (mostly suspend/resume). You do need to check to see how easy the cases are to open for upgrades. There are good reviews on: Dell XPS 13 If you are not tied to a particular brand, you should check out https://system76.com/laptops http://zareason.com/shop/Laptops/ I currently run Slackware on Dell Latitude E7440, Asus X200CA, and older MSI U123 atom netbook (all with SSD drives!). Have fun! -Ed _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug