Who makes laptops for Ubuntu?

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I'm looking for a laptop and would like to avoid the whole 'is this [specific configuration of hardware] compatible with Ubuntu?' process by finding a laptop manufactured with Ubuntu in mind.

I know of system76, but are there any other manufacturers making laptops built to run a standard build of Ubuntu?

I'm not counting Dell, as - from my experience - their 'Ubuntu' laptops/netbooks require their build, and because of that have their own set of compatibility issues. UPDATE: And as mentioned in the comments, Dell is no longer selling systems with Ubuntu to consumers.

score 20 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 27 '11 at 21:52

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I FOUND IT- Here is a detailed list (by help.ubuntu.com) with all of the vendors (apparently) that have ubuntu pre-installed and what type of computers they sell with ubuntu pre-installed. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuPre-installed

answered Mar 27 '11 at 21:52

jnut

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score 13 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 27 '11 at 04:09

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System 76 and Zareason are the big two with Dell only really giving Ubuntu token offerings. Depending on your location and requirements have a look at these sites:

edited Mar 27 '11 at 04:09

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answered Mar 26 '11 at 21:58

Mark Rooney

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score 10 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 29 '11 at 12:50

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ZaReason .

Building computers that are optimized to work with Linux distributions including Ubuntu, Fedora, Trisquel and others!

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Reviews

ZaReason Teo Pro Netbook: Test Drive Ready for Takeoff

ZaReason Terra HD

On Zareason

My ZaReason Laptop

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answered Mar 26 '11 at 20:59

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Mark Russell · Answer 4 · 2011-03-28T02:12:10.183

Personally, I'm a fan of system76 and own a Pangolin Performance myself. Their support is excellent as well as their policies. Heck, they have their own forum on Ubuntuforums.org. Outside of system76, however, the vendor you want to look at is ZaReason.

ZaReason offers their laptops pre-installed with Ubuntu, Kubuntu, or Edubuntu in both 10.04 and 10.10 editions, as well as Linux Mint 10, Debian 5, and Fedora 14. I've heard only positive things about them as a company and about their products. Definitely worth checking out.

score 6 · Answer 5 · edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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The handcrafted Steampunk notebook for 5000$

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answered Jun 26 '11 at 15:02

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score 3 · Answer 6 · edited Jul 09 '12 at 15:14

Also consider using ThinkPenguin.

Not only will their products work with Ubuntu, they will work with other free as in freedom software too, as the components have been selected to require no proprietary drivers.

Think Penguin actively supports free software, and by inserting libre into the front of their url, your purchase on their website will result in a donation of part of the profit to the free software project Trisquel. ThinkPenguin is endorsed by the Free Software Foundation, though the project receives no money from this endorsement.

(Trisquel is based on Ubuntu, but uses the linux-libre kernel instead and removes all non free as in freedom repositories / software.

Other companies endorsed by the FSF which should have computers that can run GNU/Linux distributions in general are:

score 3 · Answer 7 · edited Mar 27 '11 at 04:17

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Dell has ties with Ubuntu ; here is a link on the Dell website with more information: Dell/Ubuntu .

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answered Mar 26 '11 at 20:58

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score 3 · Answer 8 · edited Mar 28 '11 at 13:44

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HP certifies their business laptops with SLED (Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop). Not Ubuntu, but it's the same kernel, so hardware-wise things will be fine.

You can configure FreeDOS or SLED pre-installed depending on the model.

Linux certification and support matrix - HP notebooks .

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belacqua

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answered Mar 28 '11 at 13:21

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score 2 · Answer 9 · edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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Asus with Ubuntu 12.04

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For a modern netbook, Asus have quietly launched its own 12.04 compatable netbook.

Let's hope its the first of many.

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answered Jun 26 '12 at 14:57

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score 2 · Answer 10 · answered Jun 28 '11 at 21:15

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Check out OMG UBUNTU's list of notebooks and netbooks that comes with Ubuntu preinstalled.

I personally like the MeeNee 13.1″ Pro (black); clean and sleek look with decent specs and the cheapest piece on the list.

answered Jun 28 '11 at 21:15

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score 1 · Answer 11 · answered Apr 01 '11 at 04:31

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I did a quick search on Dell's website for "Ubuntu" and got this list.

answered Apr 01 '11 at 04:31

Who makes laptops for Ubuntu?

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Asus with Ubuntu 12.04

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