On 01/09/2015 08:43 AM, Ian Malone wrote:

Anyone have any good suggestions for a new laptop with good Linux
compatibility? My current one is about 8 years old (IIRC), not looking
for anything superspecced to replaced it, just annoyances like reduced
battery life and the wifi switch playing up are starting to build up
(plus people have poked the screen one too many times). It's a 13.3"
screen with 100GB hard drive and I guess I'd be hoping to find
something similar with a maximum budget of about £500.

I am a software developer and have used IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads for a long time always with Linux and excellent results.  Five so far, most recently I have used X Series X200, X220 and now X240.
Currently running Fedora 21.  (Fingerprint reader is not yet supported without difficulty but it was on the X220)

HTH

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