In general, when it comes to laptops, I recommend getting a brand name so that you get service, upgrades and new batteries when needed. Like Misha, I use a Lenovo ThinkPad with Ubuntu. I opted for the x220 tablet with touch screen and stylus. Every one of the device/interfaces work in Ubuntu but note whether the video output is HDMI or DisplayPort. I can only recommend this setup. It even runs Android straight against the metal. I like the stability and upgrades of Ubuntu but I'm not a big fan of Unity; fortunately you can tweak it with CompizConfig. Also, take a look at Mint and Kubuntu, many people are very happy with them.
Just my ¢2 worth. --Allan On Friday, November 8, 2013 3:51 PM, Misha Manulis <[email protected]> wrote: While I'm using a MacBook Pro as my primary machine at the moment, I have a Lenovo Thinkpad with Ubuntu without any problems. The key is to select video and wifi to be Intel. You can upgrade the wifi module later, if Intel is not working out for you (highly suggest any Atheros-based module), but Intel for video is what you want. Do not select dual graphics cards or anything fancy like that. > > >While playing games on an Intel video card is not the best, when it comes to >driver support, it's the simplest thing since it's just works. > > >You can buy custom-build Linux laptops, there are many alternatives that are >great, but I can always find a good deal on Lenovo site, especially at this >time of the year. > > >As far as software, server stuff runs better for me. I live in terminal and >Chrome, so I don't have many demands. Running Rails or a Ruby library is >really easy. Compiling Qt for something like capybara is dead simple. > > >Hope this helps. > > >Misha > > >On Friday, November 8, 2013 2:00:20 PM UTC-8, Benjamin Wanicur wrote: >Hi Ruby Peeps >> >> >>I'm considering getting a new laptop, and although I had a great experience >>with my last macbook, I'm leaning towards buying something else and just >>running linux on it. The fact that everything is soldered to the >>logic/mother board on the new macbooks is a real deal-breaker. Also, I'm not >>sure I want to support Apple because of their business practices. >> >> >>I'd like to hear some suggestions / info about the following topics: >> >> >>Best resources for buying a customizable, quality OEM laptop. Especially if >>anyone knows of a manufacturer that is US-based. >> >> >>Any regrets / joy from anybody switching from OS X to Linux ? >> >> >>Any real problem with software running better in the OS X environment ? I am >>an Ableton Live user, and supposedly, it runs well on Linux. That is the >>only must-have software that I am really worried about. But I would still >>like to hear from people about anything else that is problematic. >> >> >>Thanks in advance for your feedback and sorry for the gear-related post. >-- >-- >SD Ruby mailing list >[email protected] >http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby >--- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SD >Ruby" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >email to [email protected]. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SD Ruby" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
