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| From | David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.hardware |
| Subject | Re: Subnotebook? |
| Date | 2025-02-10 08:35 +0100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <voca82$13vse$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <slrnvqcoih.47j.carlf@panix2.panix.com> |
On 07/02/2025 20:43, Carl Fink wrote: > Anyone have a recommendation for a Linux-installed, or second-best > Linux-compatible subnotebook? I'm defining a subnote as having a 10" or > smaller screen, and I'm looking to buy new, not refurb or used. > I've never found much point in pre-installed Linux systems - they never have the distro or setup I want. But that might be just me. So I tend to get the hardware I want, then install the Linux I want, ignoring the "pre-installed" Windows. Generally, most hardware works out of the box with a fairly modern distro (vastly more than with Windows), but there are some things to watch out for if you get a very new design. The most common issue, I think, is new laptops or notebooks with Wifi chips that are not supported by the kernel versions that come as standard with a mainstream distro like Mint or Ubuntu. That means upgrading the kernel, which can be a pain without a working network - and these machines often don't have Ethernet. So make sure you have a USB C docking station or Ethernet adaptor handy for putting it all together.
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