The compatibility of laptop with Ubuntu (or any other distribution) depends on the support available in kernel for hardware components. Usually the troublesome components are:
- Internal modem
- Wireless network card
- SD card reader
You can find information about compatibility of various laptops on Ubuntu wiki
The purpose of this page is to list the laptops available in India that are generally usable with Ubuntu.
NOTE: General usability only covers working of existing components. It doesn't cover features like dual monitors, port replication etc.
| Manufacturer | Model | Preinstalled OS | Doesn't work | Supported but not tested | Laptop Testing report | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | Compaq NX6120 | Windows XP Home | SD Card reader | Infrared, FireWire | HPNX6120 | - |
| IBM/Lenovo | IBM Thinkpad T42 (2374R79) | Windows XP | Internal Modem | Infrared | Thinkpad T42 | - |
| IBM/Lenovo | Lenovo 3000 N100 0689 5KA | Windows XP | Internal Modem | SD Card reader | Lenovo 3000 N100 | - |
| Compaq | Compaq Presario M2208TU | None | Card Reader works sporadically | Firewire, Internal Modem | - | |
| Dell | XPS M1210 | Windows XP/Vista | None | Internal Modem | Coming soon | Works pretty well with 7.04 and 7.10, 8.04 Beta testing is on.... |
| Dell | XPS M1310 | Windows XP/Vista | None | Internal Modem | Coming soon | Works pretty well with 7.04 and 7.10, 8.04 Beta testing is on.... |
| Dell | XPS M1530 | Windows Vista | None | None | Coming soon | Works with 7.10, 8.04, 8.04.1 and 8.10 Beta. Some effort in getting Touchpad to work. |
| HP | Pavilion tx1302au Tablet PC | Windows Vista Home Premium | Internal Modem | Card reader | View report | Needs some tinkering to work well with Gutsy x86 and Hardy amd64 |
| Compaq | Presario c700 ( 770TU ) | Laptop designed for vista but comes with XP preinstalled instead leading to lack of working drivers in default OS | Atheros Wifi 965 GM Intel | Card reader | Coming Soon | Works v well with Hardy except the wifi which needs to be tinkered with. The pleasant surprise is that touchpad scroll works in hardy and not in XP I am compiling a guide for this laptop on Hardy here. |
