What computer manufacturer makes the most "linux friendly" laptops?

Hi,
I'm about to get a new laptop to replace my Dell E1505 I used untill now. i'm very happy with it, but it got old and starts to fail. I want to get a new laptop that's simular to it but new and more up to date. I looked at some of the computers avaliable and was thinking, which manufacturer makes the most linux friendly computers? Should I stick with dell or maybe HP is the better choice? What's your experiance on the subject?

From what I've seen, major manufacturers give little-to-no concern towards Linux support when designing a product. Should they have a string of products which work hassle-free, it is through coincidence alone.
To take Lenovo as an example, many of their notebooks in the past have included a wireless card they referred to as a "ThinkPad wireless adapter", which was renowned for functioning 'out of the box' with the ath5k driver. During the middle(?) of last year, and without indication, the "ThinkPad wireless adapters" changed, and now use an rtl8192se chipset. ndiswrapper has limited success (if any); a functional driver has only recently been created for this chipset; and support still missing from the kernel.
While my next laptop will probably be a Lenovo it will be for their build-quality and not their Linux support. When looking for a laptop, I recommend finding something which matches your specifications, design and price and then thoroughly checking compatibility of the components: it's the only way to be sure.

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