NewsForge: Tips for Buying a Linux-Compatible Laptop

“Though it served me faithfully for nearly five years, it was
time to send my old Dell Inspiron 3800 laptop out to pasture. As
much as I like buying new toys, I wasn’t looking forward to
shopping for a laptop–I thought I’d find something just adequate
that would cost a ton of money. As it turned out, I spent less than
I expected, and my new laptop system is as perfect as I need it to
be. Here are a few things I learned about shopping for
Linux-compatible laptops.

“If you’re stuck with an old piece-of-junk laptop computer, the
first thing you have to accept is that you need a new one. I was in
denial about retiring my Inspiron because I paid a lot of money for
it and had taken good care of it over the years…”

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