[SGVLUG] Linux laptops

[Carlos of digitalRoots]

The laptop I'm running around with right now is a Lenovo Thinkpad T420. The
only thing that I have issue with is hibernation, but there is a firmware
update that should address this but I have not been able to get it to work
from booting off a flash drive and I cant install it via Windows (because I
dont have the OS) :/. But the kids might like that they have "420" laptops,
lol. I think it should even run PC-BSD, but I have not confirmed that yet.
Referbs should be easy to come by: i5 w/ 8GB of Mem $319
http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Thinkpad-T420-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B00W4AMWCI

Hope that helps.


On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 12:54 PM, Sean O'Donnell <sean at seanodonnell.com>
wrote:

>
> Depending on budget constraints, I'd suggest considering the dell XPS-13.
> It comes with Windows, but all the components should work under Ubuntu as
> well. They have a model that runs Ubuntu instead of Windows, alternatively.
>
>
> http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-13-9350-laptop/pd?oc=dncwt5154s&model_id=xps-13-9350-laptop
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>
>
> On 03/10/2016 11:01 AM, Dustin Laurence wrote:
>
>> It looks like I may be able to influence some laptop purchases at the
>> boys' school--but unfortunately, it's a last minute deal I have to move
>> on right away, and I doubt I'll have time to research the current
>> generation of laptops.  Fortunately, I suspect a few of you may have
>> bought a laptop recently.
>>
>> I would like to identify current windows laptops that will dual-boot
>> Linux well (for some of the kids who are interested in programming and
>> real computer knowledge) without confusing the windows users (everybody
>> else) who don't know what dual-boot means. They should be inexpensive,
>> but not to the point of being cheap junk that will overheat if you do
>> something more challenging than read email. The goal, obviously, is to
>> have computers that are useful for the kids who want to have a 'coding
>> club' and learn real things as well as for what the teachers come up with.
>>
>> Anyway, suggestions welcome.
>>
>> Dustin
>>
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>>
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