[Cialug] Laptop recommendation

[Todd Pierce]

My HP Probook 4520s has been working out perfectly (Ubuntu 16.04 server).
Other people have had problems with the trackpad but mine works perfectly.
What was curious to me was that even the little SD card slot worked and
that there were virtualization options.. at least enough to support Android
Studio.

There was that problem with the keyboard being mismapped, but as you guys
know, that is just because I am a newbie and a retard.

Yes, it is an old machine, but hey, it cost 125 bucks and it was customized
with SSD instead of a disk.  Also nice about older machines is that when
your drunk friend punches the screen out it only takes fifty bucks to
repair!  (which he paid, by the way)

On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 1:18 PM, Daniel A. Ramaley <daniel.ramaley at drake.edu>
wrote:

> What laptops are good these days for running Linux? I care more about
> reliability and open source drivers than i do about flashiness or gaming
> features. I wouldn't want a touchscreen, fingerprint scanner, or some of
> the other gimmicks that some laptops come with. I would need it to have
> virtualization extensions on the CPU. And would want a trackpad that's
> comparable in quality to what comes with Apple hardware. Any suggestions?
>
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