With windows 8, they're going to make UEFI the default, replacing BIOS. It is more secure but is way less open. <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Julia Christianson <<a href="mailto:julia@nscjc.net" target="_blank">julia@nscjc.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Heh, Broadcom wireless was an issue before I stopped keeping up with hardware ;-). One thing I was concerned about was the issue someone raised a few weeks ago with a Lenovo, a new boot system replacing the bios? Didn't pay attention then, of course, and now I can't find that thread ... -- Julia<div><div></div><div> Gabe Pavlica wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Make sure it doesn't have a Broadcom wireless card. They are a pain to install. -- Sent from my iPod Gabe On Oct 24, 2011, at 2:33 PM, Julia Christianson <<a href="mailto:julia@nscjc.net" target="_blank">julia@nscjc.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> 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. Thanks, -- Julia -- ubuntu-us-mi mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-us-mi@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-us-mi@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-mi" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-mi</a> </blockquote> </blockquote> -- ubuntu-us-mi mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-us-mi@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-us-mi@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-mi" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-mi</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> <div> </div>-- Gabe