[NCLUG] Linux on laptop - can I buy any laptop I want, or do I still need to check for hardware compatibility?

[John Gilmore]

That two votes for "don't  bother, you can't really tell until you try it
anyway. Make sure you can return it in case it doesn't work right, otherwise
just buy whatever."

Sounds simple enough. Disappointing though. I'd forgotten about possible
issues with sleeping, and was unaware of trackpad issues. I positively hate
trackpads anyway, and will be getting usb mice to go with these, so I don't
think it matters much.

On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Kasey Erickson
<kasey.erickson at gmail.com>wrote:

> The only way to know is to run on real hardware.  Easiest that way is
> to boot live CD the latest Ubuntu 64 bit, 10.04 LTS, install all the
> proprietary drivers, use the wifi, run glx-gears etc.
>

On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 Brian Wood wrote:
>Probably the most important thing is making sure you have return rights, in
case things don't work out.