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userbinator on Sept 3, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Linux Laptop Recommendations

If you don't mind a slightly slower CPU and less RAM, the Thinkpad X60 is probably the only laptop that can run 100% free software:

http://www.fsf.org/news/gluglug-x60-laptop-now-certified-to-...

This also means that you shouldn't have any issues with running Linux distros on it. I have one and it is more than enough for the things I'd use a laptop for - email, SSH, programming, light web browsing.

Anthony-G on Sept 3, 2014 [–]

As I need a new laptop, I was excited to see this – even more when I followed the link and saw that you could buy one with 3GB RAM and an SSD hard drive. What killed it for me was the screen size: 12 inches is much too small for me. :(

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