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I know there have been questions about hardware before, and meta discussions about whether or not they are appropriate, but I can't remember if there was a definite answer.

I'm thinking of the Asus X555MA and am obviously concerned about potential issues with putting Ubuntu on it.

Is it okay to ask that on the main site? I don't like being downvoted...

Additional: The laptop will be paid for with a voucher, which is a gift/reward from my emplolyer, and can be redeemed in a wide ranging variety of places. Of the retailers that sell laptops, none of them offer pre-installed Ubuntu, so that is not an option, unfortunately.

I know there have been questions about hardware before, and meta discussions about whether or not they are appropriate, but I can't remember if there was a definite answer.

I'm thinking of the Asus X555MA and am obviously concerned about potential issues with putting Ubuntu on it.

Is it okay to ask that on the main site? I don't like being downvoted...

Additional: The laptop will be paid for with a voucher, which is a gift/reward from my employer, and can be redeemed in a wide ranging variety of places. However, of the retailers that sell laptops, none of them offer pre-installed Ubuntu, so that is not an option, unfortunately.

I know there have been questions about hardware before, and meta discussions about whether or not they are appropriate, but I can't remember if there was a definite answer.

Anyway, I've got a gift voucher from my employer and have decided to spend some of it on a new laptop. I'm thinking of the Asus X555MA and am obviously concerned about potential issues with putting Ubuntu on it.

Is it okay to ask that on the main site? I don't like being downvoted...

Additional: The laptop will be paid for with a gift voucher which can be redeemed in a limited number of places. Of the retailers that sell laptops, none of them offer pre-installed Ubuntu, so that is not an option, unfortunately.

I know there have been questions about hardware before, and meta discussions about whether or not they are appropriate, but I can't remember if there was a definite answer.

I'm thinking of the Asus X555MA and am obviously concerned about potential issues with putting Ubuntu on it.

Is it okay to ask that on the main site? I don't like being downvoted...

Additional: The laptop will be paid for with a voucher, which is a gift/reward from my emplolyer, and can be redeemed in a wide ranging variety of places. Of the retailers that sell laptops, none of them offer pre-installed Ubuntu, so that is not an option, unfortunately.