08-28-2017, 12:07 PM
Some manufacturers (e.g. Dell & some others) make computers for the Linux market. These manufacturers appear to be few and far between and their products tend to cost significantly more than the majority of machines which are mostly made for the Windows OS market.
Are modern computers, which are sold as "Linux computers", merely Windows OS machines with Linux installed on them, with the token penguin sticker applied to the Windows key?
Or are they built differently, being configured specifically for Linux operating systems?
Are any of them BIOS-only machines, or have they fully embraced Microsoft's obsession with putting UEFI on all new machines?
Interested to hear your replies...
Cheers
Mike
Are modern computers, which are sold as "Linux computers", merely Windows OS machines with Linux installed on them, with the token penguin sticker applied to the Windows key?
Or are they built differently, being configured specifically for Linux operating systems?
Are any of them BIOS-only machines, or have they fully embraced Microsoft's obsession with putting UEFI on all new machines?
Interested to hear your replies...
Cheers
Mike
64bit OS (32-bit on Samsung[i] netbook) installed in [i]Legacy mode on MBR-formatted SSDs (except pi which uses a micro SDHC card):
2017 - Raspberry pi 3B (4cores) ~ [email protected] - LibreElec, used for upgrading our Samsung TV (excellent for the task)
2012 - Lenovo G580 2689 (2cores; 4threads] ~ [email protected] - LL3.8/Win8.1 dual-boot (LL working smoothly)
2011 - Samsung NP-N145 Plus (1core; 2threads) ~ Intel Atom [email protected] - LL 3.8 32-bit (64-bit too 'laggy')
2008 - Asus X71Q (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6/Win8.1 dual-boot, LL works fine with kernel 4.15
2007 - Dell Latitude D630 (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6, works well with kernel 4.4; 4.15 doesn't work
2017 - Raspberry pi 3B (4cores) ~ [email protected] - LibreElec, used for upgrading our Samsung TV (excellent for the task)
2012 - Lenovo G580 2689 (2cores; 4threads] ~ [email protected] - LL3.8/Win8.1 dual-boot (LL working smoothly)
2011 - Samsung NP-N145 Plus (1core; 2threads) ~ Intel Atom [email protected] - LL 3.8 32-bit (64-bit too 'laggy')
2008 - Asus X71Q (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6/Win8.1 dual-boot, LL works fine with kernel 4.15
2007 - Dell Latitude D630 (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6, works well with kernel 4.4; 4.15 doesn't work