wanted: suggestions for used Linux compatible notebooks

[M. Fioretti]

On Thu, Nov 07, 2019 16:23:07 PM +0100, Liam Proven wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 at 14:37, Tom H <tomh0665 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I've installed Linux on Dell, Lenovo (IdeaPad and ThinkPad), and
> > Toshiba laptops, so I don't see why/how you can be this categoric.
> 
> I currently use a Dell laptop (a Latitude E7270) and 2 Dell
> desktops, alongside a variety of other brands, including Lenovo and
> various generic clones.

OK, speaking for me only, of course: the problems Liam mentions are
EXACTLY what I cannot afford to face myself. I do have the skills to
diagnose and do everything he did on those Latitude/Precision models.
And I am really grateful to Liam and everybody else who spend many
hours to debug and report certain problems, so others can benefit.

But in this period of my life I cannot afford to spend that kind of
time just to get to a login prompt. Not at all. Not even close. As far
as I am concerned, I need something into which I plug a Ubuntu DVD or
USB stick, tell the installer the bare minimum (keyboard, language,
partitions...) then ignore it until all I have to do is reboot and
start working. Ditto for messing with BIOS/UEFI, graphic chipset/GPUs
and similar.

So if nobody reports problems with Thinkpads and ONE reports problems
with Dell, or any other brand, then for me Thinkpad it is, and all is
left is to discover what specific model has the best price performance
ratio for my specific needs.

YMMV, of course,

THanks,

Marco