Re: Prospective New Laptop
Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com> wrote:
> On 01/08/2025 13:37, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 01/08/2025 11:17, Richard Owlett wrote:
> >> On 7/31/25 4:48 PM, Charles Curley wrote:
> >>> On Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:04:30 +0100
> >>> Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hello All,
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm being tempted by an ASUS laptop - ASUS-Vivobook-M3407HA -
> >>>> and I'm wondering if anyone has experience with Debian and this
> >>>> product? It is supplied with Windows 11 pre-installed and I look
> >>>> forward to eliminating that infection, if Debian is practical.
> >>>>
> >>>> Many thanks in advance.
> >>>>
> >>>> Peter HB
> >>>
> >>> Have you checked the Linux hardware database?
> >>> https://github.com/linuxhw/hw-probe
>
> No. I'll be buying on-line, sight unseen, hence my specific query
> about ASUS. If there was a reliable computer vendor within 10 miles I
> would obviously go and test various machines for compatibility with a
> Trixie stick, but there isn't.
Since you're in the UK you have the right to return an unsuitable
product (or any product!). Tell the vendor in advance that you want to
install Debian and maybe they'll test it for you.
> Normally I would go Dell, or HP but I've picked up some negatives on
> this list, hence the query about ASUS.
> >>
> >> There are also Linux specific hardware vendors such as https://
> >> system76.com/ .
>
> If they had an outlet in the UK I would investigate them, but...
> >
> > We can also cite:
> >
> > https://frame.work/
> > https://slimbook.com
>
> See above.
>
> Many thanks for all the replies.
>
> Peter HB
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jerome
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