[Discuss] Linux on laptops

[dsr at randomstring.org (Dan Ritter)]

On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 02:11:19PM +0000, Edward Ned Harvey (blu) wrote:
> So far, all the good responses seem to say, basically, pay more money. The system76 and zareason (and base model Dell and Lenovo) laptops start around $700 minimum.
> 
> What I really want is exactly this:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1TS-000X-000J1
> 
> With a different OS.
> 

Well, why don't you go buy one and put Ubuntu on it?

http://www.zdnet.com/article/installing-opensuse-fedora-and-ubuntu-on-my-new-acer-aspire-e11/

http://askubuntu.com/questions/524894/boot-and-shutdown-issues-on-aspire-e-11-model-e3-111-c0wa

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Acer_Aspire_E11_Series

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=185329

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2251345


Looks like the various problems with it are all reasonably easy
to configure your way out of.


-dsr-