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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/> > > > > > -- > *The Right-To-Know Law provides that most e-mail communications, to or > from Lebanon Public Libraries employees regarding the business of the > library, are government records available to the public upon request. > Therefore, this e-mail communication may be subject to public disclosure. * > -- *The Right-To-Know Law provides that most e-mail communications, to or from Lebanon Public Libraries employees regarding the business of the library, are government records available to the public upon request. Therefore, this e-mail communication may be subject to public disclosure. *