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Hewlett Packard HP G60-440us Laptop Solution (901831) PC Notebook

Hewlett Packard HP G60-440us Laptop Solution (901831) PC Notebook

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Awesome for Linux
by j_cricket ,Oct 17 '09
Pros: Works without tweaks with Linux (Kubuntu 9.04)
Cons: HP support sucks, Windows Vista and other junkware pre-installed. Recovery disk wipes entire disk.
I repartitioned the drive (after shrinking the Windows partition with instructions from ubuntuguide dot org) and installed Kubuntu 9.04 Linux within 1 hour.

Everything worked right away -- from webcam, to wireless, to video, to VMWare. This is one of the best laptops for Linux. I consider myself proficient at computers, so I also installed a few other OSs (on multiple partitions). No problems. I love this laptop. It is fast, and the widescreen great for movies. After 2 months I have discovered no problems (other than that Windows Vista sucks, but we all knew that, and the need to remove all the junkware that HP pre-installs.) But don't use the recovery disk(s) -- it wipes the entire hard drive clean and wipes out all your data. I learned this the hard way. HP sucks at software (and support), even though the hardware is great.

(If you have problems, don't bother with HP support. They are overseas, don't know the product, and are idiots.)
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