laptop or tablet that runs Ubuntu

[Valence]

I'm looking to get a portable laptop, tablet or convertible that will run Ubuntu without issues. A lot of the tablets and compact notebooks have those bay trail atom processors that don't work well with linux so I'm looking to get something with the new Core M or anything that will work with linux.

I'm looking for either a 12-14" laptop or a 7-10" tablet or a convirtible, any ideas?

 

[Essence_of_War]

I've heard that the whole Asus UX line works nicely with Linux:

Here's the Core-M UX305 for $700, includes 8GB RAM and 256 GB SSD. The ArchWiki says that all of the basic stuff works out of the box (trackpad, wifi, etc)

 

[TeknoBug]

I have an Asus Vivtab 8 (with a Z3545 CPU), while it's capable of running a 64bit OS, the BIOS won't let you install one so you're stuck with installing a 32bit OS however I read there's a workaround possible for installing 64bit Linux with a special boot.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Maybe just buy one with Linux preloaded?

https://system76.com/

Otherwise, I'd just a ~1 year old last-gen refurb - Linux drivers lagging behind Windows for the latest hardware - particularly Intel IGPs - is old news, but by now it'll work fine. And you'll save money.

 

[ninaholic37]

You can try also one of those $199 Acer Chromebook C720's and put Chrubuntu on it:

http://chromeos-cr48.blogspot.cahttp://blog.laptopmag.com/chrubuntu-transforms-199-acer-c7-chromebook-into-a-cheap-linux-laptop