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Re:HOWTO Encourage Women in Linux by michaelneale on Saturday October 18, 2008 @04:05PM (#336610)
Or picking the right hardware (or getting lucky). Generally Lenovo or boring old Dell boxes (laptops) work quite well with Ubuntu or Fedora (fedora is notable becuase it doesn't include any proprietary drivers, so its even more fussy with hardware then ubuntu).
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Re:HOWTO Encourage Women in Linux by Prrometheus on Saturday October 18, 2008 @05:22PM (#336671)
I am very impressed with how well Ubuntu works on my Lenovo laptop. That said, I couldn't find that information before buying it and I took a gamble with the purchase. I had a nice pit of fear in my stomach when I clicked the "purchase" button on a $1,200 order hoping that it would be compatible.

Dell sells pre-installed Ubuntu laptops, but only with glossy screens.

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Re:HOWTO Encourage Women in Linux by michaelneale on Sunday October 19, 2008 @05:56PM (#337321)
I hate those glossy screens.
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