In our case, we had no driver issues at all. They *Just Work*™. They are Vostro
3558 that are a few years old at this point.

We are a public library, so we loan them out for use by patrons who don't
have access to a computer on their own. They go out for a semester at a
time and are mainly marketed to high school and college students who need
laptops though we don't restrict them.

Regards
Chuck

On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 2:25 PM Junior Tidal <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Thanks, Chuck! This is really useful.
>
> One question, after installing Ubuntu on the Dells, did you have any
> issues with drivers? Lenovo noted that the wireless modem in their models
> (and speakers/mics in others) didn't work with Ubuntu and required a 2nd
> boot to get them up and running.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Chuck McAndrew
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 12:33 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Linux preloaded laptops
>
> Hi Junior,
> We do loan linux laptops. We are using dell laptops. They came with
> windows, but linux runs fine on them. We install Ubuntu in OEM mode so that
> patrons can set up their own accounts when they get the laptops. When the
> laptops are returned we just clone our master copy of the OS making sure
> everything is brand new for the next patron. We use clonezilla to do this.
> That being said, there are a number of vendors that do have linux
> preloaded. Dell has their XPS13 developer model (
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.dell.com_learn_us_en_555_campaigns_xps-2Dlinux-2Dlaptop-5Fus&d=DwIBaQ&c=pRW6ZPn_LDv0DnDIAK65Ad0CA4hBS-2mAmNa2_oHfF0&r=v0JqZru0GdwESaeLbZBbSCH3mSRGznooM5wKFnr0i5I&m=0Y5q_g8zYl_X-brhQhJs5kY5-GTHceNcHcXjeE38iNM&s=fAIK8zaYTobjqXxVkZwAeGXqIbvpzoFdNaLPT5IaRjo&e=
> ),
> System76 has linux native laptops (
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__system76.com_&d=DwIBaQ&c=pRW6ZPn_LDv0DnDIAK65Ad0CA4hBS-2mAmNa2_oHfF0&r=v0JqZru0GdwESaeLbZBbSCH3mSRGznooM5wKFnr0i5I&m=0Y5q_g8zYl_X-brhQhJs5kY5-GTHceNcHcXjeE38iNM&s=zgV2TeAMzZPb4gaKg3lnBql-d-jOEyfuWVERsEsyvN8&e=),
> as do purism (
>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__puri.sm_&d=DwIBaQ&c=pRW6ZPn_LDv0DnDIAK65Ad0CA4hBS-2mAmNa2_oHfF0&r=v0JqZru0GdwESaeLbZBbSCH3mSRGznooM5wKFnr0i5I&m=0Y5q_g8zYl_X-brhQhJs5kY5-GTHceNcHcXjeE38iNM&s=hEgRzLNYHH70k9WsSbVC3KG2HhF3kQ7pSnjQMFicCKA&e=)
> and think penguin (
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.thinkpenguin.com_catalog_notebook-2Dcomputers-2Dgnu-2Dlinux-2D2&d=DwIBaQ&c=pRW6ZPn_LDv0DnDIAK65Ad0CA4hBS-2mAmNa2_oHfF0&r=v0JqZru0GdwESaeLbZBbSCH3mSRGznooM5wKFnr0i5I&m=0Y5q_g8zYl_X-brhQhJs5kY5-GTHceNcHcXjeE38iNM&s=ygjnpBylluL8BwC8AHQ74134b63xomHCVTnxzohUO-g&e=).
> Even HP is now offering linux laptops (
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www8.hp.com_us_en_campaigns_ubuntu_index.html&d=DwIBaQ&c=pRW6ZPn_LDv0DnDIAK65Ad0CA4hBS-2mAmNa2_oHfF0&r=v0JqZru0GdwESaeLbZBbSCH3mSRGznooM5wKFnr0i5I&m=0Y5q_g8zYl_X-brhQhJs5kY5-GTHceNcHcXjeE38iNM&s=QuHzaaLplTT9lBKhuyig5w2PpSk-X-t-73Pcp_z4Iww&e=
> ).
> Regards
> Chuck
>
> On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 4:21 PM Junior Tidal <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Does your library loan Linux laptops? If so, I was wondering if anyone
> > had any vendor recommendations.
> >
> > I was planning on using Lenovo, but their machines don't have Linux
> > pre-installed and there are driver issues with some of their systems.
> >
> > Best,
> > Junior
> >
> > Junior Tidal
> > Associate Professor
> > Web Services and Multimedia Librarian
> > New York City College of Technology, CUNY
> > 300 Jay Street, Rm L434
> > Brooklyn, NY 11201
> > 718.260.5481
> >
> > http://library.citytech.cuny.edu<http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/>
> >
>
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