[ubuntu-us-mi] new laptop

[Jeff Hanson]

On 10/24/11, Julia Christianson <julia at nscjc.net> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> My 7-year-old laptop is about to bite the dust, I'm faced with buying a
> new one, and I haven't kept up with hardware developments, so I have to
> ask, what should I be concerned about?
>
> I'm in rural southwest Michigan, hoping to buy from a small local shop,
> or barring that, mail order.  Don't want to spend a lot.  Looking at
> Acer or Toshiba.  Have been running Kubuntu for several years, but
> thinking about checking out Ubuntu this time.  Would greatly appreciate
> any warnings or recommendations.
>

Haven't tried but known to be Linux-friendly:
http://zareason.com/shop/Laptops/

Locally Computer Direct has made some attempts but I didn't find much currently:
http://www.computerdirectcorp.com