Thinkpads do well with this. Dell latitudes also do well. If you go with 1
Gen older you can usually learn that things have been included already.
That being said my brand new alienware 15 r4 required a single blacklist
entry and no free driver installation to work like a dream.

On Sat, Jan 5, 2019, 2:07 PM Joe Lowder <joe@actionline.com wrote:

> What would y'all recommend as the best (most affordable)
> Linux laptop to give to someone as a gift?
>
> One that comes with Linux (preferrably mint) pre-installed
> and that would "just work" out of the box.
>
> I see a bunch or them on Amazon for under $200, but
> wonder if any of them would "just work" out of the box,
> no muss, no fuss.
>
>
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