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Whoever first brings to market a laptop with Linux that "just works" 100% from the moment you press the on button, is poised to make a lot of money. That day w

Whoever first brings to market a laptop with Linux that "just works" 100% from the moment you press the on button, is poised to make a lot of money. That day will probably never arrive, but it's fun to think about.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
I doubt it. There are a lot more problems with Linux as a desktop than having iffy hardware support for laptops.
ArrayList 8y ago
Doesn't System76 do that?
mastax 8y ago
I don't think there's ever been a computer that meets that specification. Maybe the Apollo flight computer?
aquabeagle 8y ago
The Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition ships with Ubuntu and should "just work" 100% https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-laptops-and-notebooks/xps-13-developer-edition/spd/xps-13-9370-laptop/cax13w10p2c606ubuntu https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-laptops-and-notebo...
- CaptSpify 8y ago
  *should My experience is that it does not.
rchaud 8y ago
It sounds nice in theory, but let's face it, a Linux laptop will not make money. In fact, because it is targeting such a narrow, "know-it-all" segment of the market, it will be nitpicked to death. - "Trackpad on Macbook Pro is better" - "LED 1080p screen. Why not IPS 2k screen?" - "Wanted one but the base config is awful and I'm not paying $____ for 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD" - "Why aren't they offering next business day support like Dell/HP/etc?"
jandrese 8y ago
I've installed Ubuntu on a variety of semi-mondern Dell and HP laptops and generally there is little to no post-install tweaking required save for some preferences I have that Canonical does not, like always showing the damn menu items. To be fair, there are settings on Windows I always change as well, like always showing the file extensions. As far as hardware problems are concerned the only thing I run into regularly is touchpad palm rejection not working. This is a pain in the ass but it doesn't affect every machine.
btgeekboy 8y ago
So, Chromebooks?

AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago

I doubt it. There are a lot more problems with Linux as a desktop than having iffy hardware support for laptops.

ArrayList 8y ago

Doesn't System76 do that?

mastax 8y ago

I don't think there's ever been a computer that meets that specification. Maybe the Apollo flight computer?

aquabeagle 8y ago

The Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition ships with Ubuntu and should "just work" 100% https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-laptops-and-notebooks/xps-13-developer-edition/spd/xps-13-9370-laptop/cax13w10p2c606ubuntu https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-laptops-and-notebo...

CaptSpify 8y ago
*should My experience is that it does not.

rchaud 8y ago

It sounds nice in theory, but let's face it, a Linux laptop will not make money. In fact, because it is targeting such a narrow, "know-it-all" segment of the market, it will be nitpicked to death. - "Trackpad on Macbook Pro is better" - "LED 1080p screen. Why not IPS 2k screen?" - "Wanted one but the base config is awful and I'm not paying $____ for 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD" - "Why aren't they offering next business day support like Dell/HP/etc?"

jandrese 8y ago

I've installed Ubuntu on a variety of semi-mondern Dell and HP laptops and generally there is little to no post-install tweaking required save for some preferences I have that Canonical does not, like always showing the damn menu items. To be fair, there are settings on Windows I always change as well, like always showing the file extensions. As far as hardware problems are concerned the only thing I run into regularly is touchpad palm rejection not working. This is a pain in the ass but it doesn't affect every machine.

btgeekboy 8y ago

So, Chromebooks?