Best linux laptop for a gift?

[trent shipley]

And who is it for?  My parents use Macs.  I would be OK if they used
Chromebooks.  Never is a million years would I give them a solid Linux
desktop, let alone a potentially flaky, cheap, out of the box Linux.

Why are you in the market for a cheap out-of-the-box Mint machine?  There
are some pretty decent, affordable Windows machines out there--assuming you
don't have a reflex objection to Windows or Microsoft.  A Chromebook can't
be beat for cheap, functional, and out of the box, and my understanding is
that it's based on Gentoo, deep, deep under the covers.  So Chromebook is a
really good choice for a cheap, user-proof computer, unless you have a
phobia of Google or Chromebook.

Trent.



On Sat, Jan 5, 2019 at 7:57 PM Kevin Fries <kevin at fries-biro.com> wrote:

> Joe,
>
> You need to balance your risk of "working out of the box" with "cheapest".
>
> You want it to work with Linux, out of the box, Zero incompatabilities...
> simple, System76.  It will come with either PopOS, or Ubuntu, from which
> Mint dirives.  Open the box,  enjoy your laptop.
>
> Cheapest, is a crap shoot with Linux.  Many of the cheapest do funny
> things with the boot sequence thanks to Windows 10.  But, I have yet to see
> one that can not be made to work in a long time.   How much effort are you
> willing to put in and what is your tolerance for things breaking on upgrade?
>
> Kevin
>
>
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> On Jan 5, 2019, at 5:26 PM, "mylinux at cox.net" <mylinux at cox.net> wrote:
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>> Hi Joe can you share the answers to your question.
>> Thanks
>> Mike
>>
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>> *-------Original Message-------*
>>
>> *From:* Joe Lowder <joe at actionline.com>
>> *Date:* 1/5/2019 2:07:57 PM
>> *To:* plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org
>> *Subject:* Best linux laptop for a gift?
>>
>> 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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