One of the problems is that must machines now adays have secure boot which unfortionetly, this aliminates what Linux distros you can install. For example, I have an older hp notebook which at the moment has both Debian and ubuntu on the same drive. Other distros such as arch, and slint will not even boot with secure boot enabled and disabling this can not be done without sited help. Thanks. Matthew -----Original Message----- From: blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx <blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Linux for blind general discussion Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2022 4:15 AM To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Favorite out-of-the-box accessible Linux laptops? I have never bought a laptop that comes with Linux pre installed, why should I, when I can just do it myself, and then install everything I want/need in a system. My favorite machine thus far would be my Huawei MateBook D15. It has a very nice, grate, big keyboard, yes, also a rather large screen, but what can you do? The battery is also reasonable. Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp Sent from the Slint machine using Thunderbird On 2022/01/23 00:12, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Well, > For me it was always either the HP Pavillion or the Dell Satellite models. Relatively easy to use, come with standard options and a nice big keyboard. Yes, I have large hands. And yes, like you, screen size isn’t important to me. Still, with a larger screen there is video capability that can be retasked easily enough. Also, since most laptops often use screen size as a depending factor, a larger one will have the advantage of a larger keyboard. > > -Eric > > >> On Jan 22, 2022, at 1:16 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> I am looking for a Linux machine to use in graduate CS courses. I probably >> want Ubuntu or another common distro that comes with the screen reader (I >> assume Orca) and other a11y stuff already installed. I like small, light >> laptops (since I don't use the screen) that have decent memory and battery >> life. Which machines are your favorites. >> >> Thanks for the tip on VmWare the other day, BTW. >> >> Amanda[0] >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list