I'm planning to buy a new laptop, where I want to install some flavour of Linux (Ubuntu probably because my lack of experience with Linux).<p>The only thing that I worry about it is drivers and hardware support.<p>What brands do you recommend for Linux?
Do you have any special consideration when buying hardware for Linux?<p>Thanks HNers!
I have a HP Mini 110 series (about 4 years old) that I've installed Ubuntu 11.10 on. Took a little tinkering to get the wifi working but now it has no problems and is very fast for 1GB of RAM and a Intel Atom CPU.<p>I also have a bigger Asus G73JH series(i7, 8GB RAM) which I dual boot Windows 7 and the latest Ubuntu LTS release (12.10?) on. It took no tinkering with this at all and worked fine with a fresh install.
I've also installed older versions of Ubuntu on Dells pretty effortlessly.<p>Most modern architectures will likely be supported out of the box for Ubuntu and its really a great starting point for familiarizing yourself with Linux. Also, Ubuntu Forums [0] has a great community with people willing to help. Just make sure you do some research yourself before posting there or the 'veterans' get grouchy in my experience.<p>Good Luck!<p>[0] <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/" rel="nofollow">http://ubuntuforums.org/</a><p>edit: grammar
Dell has some decent laptops with Linux pre-installed, Ubuntu:
<a href="http://content.dell.com/us/en/enterprise/d/campaigns/xps-linux-laptop.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://content.dell.com/us/en/enterprise/d/campaigns/xps-lin...</a><p>There is also the M4700 which can be configured with up to 32GB RAM, matte full HD display, and Ubuntu/RHEL if you want more power (but less portability).<p>I like my M4500 very much, but they are a bit expensive unless they have a good promo.