I have an Acer laptop that I bought for $298 at Walmart, so it's hardly top of the line. However, I installed Ubuntu on it with absolutely zero problems. On the Windows side, it runs Portal, so I'm happy. Ellen Ellen Knowlton Wilson Instructional Services Librarian Room 250, University Library 5901 USA Drive North University of South Alabama Mobile, AL 36688 (251) 460-6045 [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Fitzpatrick <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 10:32 am Subject: [CODE4LIB] Linux Laptop To: [log in to unmask] > I just had a Howard Beale moment with Apple. I'm mad as hell and I'm > not going to take it anymore. > > I'm curious what people can suggest for linux laptop? > Any suggestions for distros and hardware? > > thanks. b,chris. >