[aklug] Re: thinkpenguin-style laptop but at reasonable price?

From: Joshua J. Kugler <joshua@eeinternet.com>
Date: Mon Sep 28 2015 - 09:00:15 AKDT

I would do research and see if any of the models at Walmart would be usable
with Linux. Not sure if they would be binary-blob-free, though.

j

On Saturday, September 26, 2015 05:11:18 Christopher Howard wrote:
> Hey, AKLUGers.... I'll skip the backstory, but basically I have this
> situation where I need to pick for someone a /new/ laptop that is fully
> free-software compatible, but available at a /reasonable/ price. FSF
> recommends thinkpenguin:
>
> https://www.thinkpenguin.com/catalog/notebook-computers-gnu-linux-2
>
> However, the cheapest one they offer is $699.00 (before any add-ons or
> options). This is hard to justify when the absolute fanciest laptop
> you can get locally at Fairbanks Walmart is only $550 (touchscreen +
> awesome processor + 8 GB RAM + 1TB hard drive).
>
> To me, "free-software compatible" would mean not requiring any
> proprietary drivers or binary blobs. The thinkpenguin laptops are
> supposed to be fully compatible (except proprietary BIOS, I think).
> Does anybody on the list have another suggestion? I think I could
> convince them to go as high as $500.

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