Linked by Adam S on Wed 23rd May 2007 23:54 UTC
If online articles and blogs are any indication of things, the number of Linux users migrating to, and satisfied with, Ubuntu GNU/Linux seems to be staggering. Given that, it was only a matter of time before a capable company had the resources to offer accessible, affordable Linux desktops and notebooks that delivered the way that Apple's products have. Colorado-based System76 sent us their Darter Ultra for review, and proved that there is an OEM hardware/software combination capable of being the primary PC for the general public.
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I see your point, but remember, I wasn't asking from a newbie or a corporate deployment point of view.
I really don't have any offensive intentions here. I just happen to wonder whether such laptops are worth considering for us others (or for me, if I'm alone with this 
) I don't think this is a big deal, maybe I shouldn't have even asked.
It really does matter. How do you know the hardware will work?
If I order a laptop with certain specs and I get one with different specs, then I return it. About knowing what will work, well, I'm not a guru and I'm not a linux hacker, but I've been using Linux for many years and I know what is a safe bet. Meaning I know what to look for when buying a laptop if I intend to use Linux on it. Yes, I'm a niche, but even two posts above this has been the point of view I've tried to represent.
If it doesn't you've got no recourse because it wasn't sold with Linux and if you discover a hardware fault after a month chances are you voided your warranty by installing Linux.
Yes, I've heard and read stories on the issue (related to hp) recently. That's why is always a safe bet to not wipe the windows partition, just shrink it to minimal thus unless the hard drive fails you can regrow the partition and restore the mbr before giving it to servicing.
Edited 2007-05-24 13:53
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2005-08-31
It really does matter. How do you know the hardware will work?
If it doesn't you've got no recourse because it wasn't sold with Linux and if you discover a hardware fault after a month chances are you voided your warranty by installing Linux.
Just because you see a review doesn't mean the vendor wont change a component and still sell it under the same model number. This happens an awful lot with WiFi cards because it's a really easy way to drive down costs.
When we specify the hardware for our laptops we always get asked if we want a cheaper WiFi card in there "because it's what people do" to save money. And we're not talking about a difference of $5 here it's a big difference but we pay the extra for a card that works 100% with Linux and just doesn't give any hassle.