I've been searching high and low for high spec laptops compatible with Ubuntu. The lack of coherent information on the topic is high (considering the number of people who apparently want a good laptop with an OS operating system). So I thought you may have some advice.
My requirements:
a) has = 8Gb ram
b) is compatible with Ubuntu
c) has a UK keyboard and charger
d) does not cost the Earth
Which would you go for? Does anyone have good experience with high-end laptops running Ubuntu?
So here's some background research:
Samsung Series 7 looks great, but has various problems on Ubuntu, including: poor battery life, touchpad does not work, graphics card not fully supported and sucks power when it does (see [here] and [here], for example). Other options on the [wish list] include:
the sensible [Acer] (possibly n.1 choice, but not sure about graphics card compatibility or battery),
a nice looking [HP Pavilion dv6-6c56ea], which also has incompatibility issues (see [here] and [here] and check ubuntuforums)
And another [Acer] which may be best due to its simplicity and cheapness.
Other sub-questions: didn't Dell offer Ubuntu support for decent laptops (above 6Gb ram their offerings are scarce); what about pre-installed options such as those provided by System76?
If it weren't for the UK keyboard and charger, I'd probably go for this [amazing-looking] [machine].
Many thanks for any advice,
P.s. Apologies for lack of hyperlinks; I'm a noob so only allowed 2 :(
All 10 links are available here though for the interested reader :)
Robin
