Laptop - 100% Linux Compatible?

[HappyUser]

Is it possible to find a laptop that works 100% with Linux? Because most of the laptops that I see here all come with the Vista Compatible sticker etc... Is there a website or something that lists the models of the laptops and it says what is and what is not compatible with linux?

[WingedPanther]

There are several companies that sell laptops with Linux pre-installed, such as Dell. If you search for the model of laptop and Linux on Google, you can generally find out whether it will work well or not.

[TcM]

Well, I guess it even depends from the Distro, right? I mean you might format that linux laptop and install some other distro and maybe that distro does not detect something?

[HappyUser]

But aren't all distros all the same? (they are still linux ey?)

[PenguinLover]

Yeah, but I think it depends from the kernel.

[Jordan]

A lot of laptops are 100% compatible with Linux. Have you seen one that didn't work with Linux?

[TcM]

Well, if I may... my laptop is not 100% compatible. Not all distros detect my Video Card and in some distros I have sound problems.

[HappyUser]

Well, that's my main concern... I don't want that to happen.

[WingedPanther]

Drivers can be an issue and are not, technically, Linux (the kernal) but additional software. Different distros have different levels of driver support. Also, if you make a laptop to be shipped with Linux, you can add a non-standard driver to it yourself before shipping it out.

[HappyUser]

So even though a laptop might come with linux, it does not mean that it's 100% linux compatible?