The Quest Of Finding Linux Compatible Hardware

[Nobu]

Well, sometimes you have to be careful about what network adapter or printer/scanner you get, but I guess that's not the kind of hardware Michael was referring to.

[RealNC]

The quest for Linux-compatible hardware is actually quite simple:

* Get any sound card except X-Fi.
* Get an NVidia graphics card.

That's all there is to it

[phoronix]

Phoronix: The Quest Of Finding Linux Compatible Hardware

While Intel is often looked at as being the most Linux and open-source friendly company among the major IHVs, as shown today in Intel's Linux Sandy Bridge Graphics Still Troubling, even in 2011 there are still serious Linux hardware issues to overcome. The Linux hardware support has a much better foundation than where it was at in 2004 when I founded Phoronix, and for hardware that's been in the marketplace for a few months old these problems quickly go away, but for new adopters it's the biggest challenge...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=OTAyNA