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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