Dell Precision machines are other worldly (hope Dell doesn't go under, got an M4700 for development and a couple of R610s in colo, yelp). Linux support for PC

Dell Precision machines are other worldly (hope Dell doesn't go under, got an M4700 for development and a couple of R610s in colo, yelp). Linux support for PC laptops should be pretty decent across the board these days, IMO. Will require some tweaking for things like trackball and trackpad, but otherwise basic system functionality should be there out of the box.