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. <br>
<br>Leslie in Canmore. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Mark Ueki Mina <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:themarker0@hotmail.com">themarker0@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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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. <div>
<br></div><div>If you need a linux build, i can send you a parts list for a PC, that <i>should </i>work for linux. Laptop wise, again i refer you to linlap.<br><br></div><div><a href="http://www.linlap.com/" target="_blank">http://www.linlap.com/</a><br>
<br>> Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:50:38 -0500<br>> Subject: Re: Desk vs Laptop<br>> From: <a href="mailto:agreatwhitebird@gmail.com" target="_blank">agreatwhitebird@gmail.com</a><br>> To: <a href="mailto:ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com</a><div>
<div></div><div class="h5"><br>> <br>> I think it depends more on who makes the hardware than whether it's a<br>> desktop or laptop. I know that some component manufacturers are better<br>> supported than others, so with a desktop you've got the opportunity to<br>
> build or pick a system that uses the most linux-compatible parts, but<br>> with a laptop you have the advantage of being able to find one that's<br>> been built with open compatibility in mind, or at least is<br>
> well-supported.<br>> <br>> So I'd make your decision based on what kind of portability you want,<br>> and then look carefully into which selection you make.<br>> <br>> On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Pay Wahun <<a href="mailto:paywahun@gmail.com" target="_blank">paywahun@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> > I am confused in this days of pc architecture. What is the best pc to<br>> > make a long term use of open source? I have been using a HP lap for<br>> > three years and seems that my original windows setup disk is the only<br>
> > means to make effective use of this pavilion. I have been switching<br>> > hard drives for ubuntu and windows but now wants to stay with open<br>> > source. Just found that my original windows setup disk is the only way<br>
> > for optimum use as per HP teach. Iam however confused whether to buy a<br>> > new laptop or desktop. Any advice? The confusion is that even desktop<br>> > architecture gone and wis going through many changes today - what's<br>
> > the best bet forward with an uncertain economic future?<br>> ><br>> > --<br>> > ubuntu-ca mailing list<br>> > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-ca@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br>
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