On Sunday, November 12, 2017 02:39:22 AM dekks herton wrote: > in general - any modern laptop will run debian fine [with any DE you > choose] with IMO the following caveats > > 1) Avoid ones with hybrid dual graphics ie intel/nvidia aka optimus > 2) Avoid anything realtek
I'd add, "avoid Broadcom if you want to use WiFi"--it requires some extra steps for installation (and is even more of a pain until you realize that is what you need to do)" > 3) If its got fancy Dolby sound or quad speakers they wont work on Debian > 4) Always check reviews for PWM flickering on screen dimming if you have > sensitive eyes > > I personally use Thinkpads as a lot of Linux devs use them.
