[Nottingham] Looking for a new Linux laptop

[Jason Irwin]

On 23/05/16 13:42, Graham Dicker via Nottingham wrote:
> I just had a look online at some cheap laptops at Currys. There are several at
> about £150 but would I be able to install OpenSuSE on them? I don't know how
> easy it would be to persuade the UEFI to install and boot Linux.
The usual advice is "Get a second-hand ThinkPad off eBay*". OpenSuSE 
should drop straight on, only issue is that the battery is most likely shot.
Well, that and the whitelist for network cards (there's a hacked 
firmware for that issue though).

I've never installed on to UEFI myself, but surely that has to be a 
solved problem these days?
SecureBoot is a different matter....

> Does anyone know about the sorts of issues I might run into please?
Networking (mostly wireless), battery life, touchpad, functions (e.g. 
screen brightness, keyboard back-light), webcam
Not that any laptop will encounter *all* those problems.

You can try checking compatibility here: http://linux-laptop.net/
Which laptop were you thinking of and for what purpose?

*Example 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ThinkPad-T430s-256Gb-SSD-i5-3320-3-3Ghz-8Gb-backlit-keyboard-option-/191877162012
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