Desk vs Laptop

[Leslie Lewis]

I've used nothing but a laptop for the last 5 years. I haven't found a brand
that wouldn't work - HP, Toshiba, and now an old Seanix. In the early days
it took some trouble to get the wireless working, but now it just happens. I
usually dual-boot with Windows XP; the one laptop I had that came with Vista
was a disaster and I had to remove all Windows and install only Ubuntu with
WinXP running in a virtual machine.

Leslie in Canmore.

On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Mark Ueki Mina <themarker0 at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Really it comes down to preference. I personally in this day and age would
> buy a strong desktop, and a netbook, for travel. Netbooks and laptops have
> "Linlap" A wiki site that tells you what laptops work best with what
> distros.
>
> If you need a linux build, i can send you a parts list for a PC, that *should
>  *work for linux.  Laptop wise, again i refer you to linlap.
>
> http://www.linlap.com/
>
> > Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:50:38 -0500
> > Subject: Re: Desk vs Laptop
> > From: agreatwhitebird at gmail.com
> > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>
> >
> > I think it depends more on who makes the hardware than whether it's a
> > desktop or laptop. I know that some component manufacturers are better
> > supported than others, so with a desktop you've got the opportunity to
> > build or pick a system that uses the most linux-compatible parts, but
> > with a laptop you have the advantage of being able to find one that's
> > been built with open compatibility in mind, or at least is
> > well-supported.
> >
> > So I'd make your decision based on what kind of portability you want,
> > and then look carefully into which selection you make.
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Pay Wahun <paywahun at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I am confused in this days of pc architecture. What is the best pc to
> > > make a long term use of open source? I have been using a HP lap for
> > > three years and seems that my original windows setup disk is the only
> > > means to make effective use of this pavilion. I have been switching
> > > hard drives for ubuntu and windows  but now wants to stay with open
> > > source. Just found that my original windows setup disk is the only way
> > > for optimum use as per HP teach. Iam however confused whether to buy a
> > > new laptop or desktop. Any advice? The confusion is that even desktop
> > > architecture gone and wis going through many changes today - what's
> > > the best bet forward with an uncertain economic future?
> > >
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