Good machines that tend to work if not support Linux is sager notebooks. On Mar 27, 2012 6:35 AM, "kitepilot@kitepilot.com" wrote: > I would stay away from System76. > Bad BAD (and costly) experience... > ET > PS: YMMV... > > > Stephen writes: > >> The other option is a vendor like system76 they have a good bang for buck >> value. Or maybe red 7. >> But the instant you add discrete graphics your battery life goes way >> down. >> Also the dell latitudes support linux quite well. Just not in an official >> sense. >> On Mar 27, 2012 12:46 AM, "Phillip Waclawski" >> wrote: >> >>> I have one of the Dell Ubuntu Laptops from about 6 years ago (yes, they >>> did sell 1420n inspirons with linux pre-installed :). It still works, but >>> the Intel Graphics card doesn't support Opengl very well, so that makes >>> Blender, openshot and other programs on linux a pain, and things like >>> wacraft literally impossible. >>> So, I've been thinking about >>> http://zareason.com/shop/**Strata-6770.html decked out to the point I >>> want is about $1400, but the 6 cell battery with maybe 3 hours of battery >>> life...ugh >>> http://zareason.com/shop/**Verix-2.5.html with a few upgrades goes to >>> $2300 or so, everything I could want, but nearly $900 more. >>> I know you pay a bit of a premium going with a non top tier vendor that >>> supports linux, but I've heard good things about them, and enjoyed their >>> talk on "RetroGnome" at SCALE X. >>> What do folks think? And what other laptop vendors that support Linux >>> (with good NVidia graphics cards in them, I won't do Intel graphics ever >>> again). >>> Thanks >>> Phil Waclawski >>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.**phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.**us/mailman/listinfo/plug-**discuss >>> >> ------------------------------**--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.**phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.**us/mailman/listinfo/plug-**discuss >