Linux Journal | December 2012 | Issue 224 - ACM Digital Library

BEST LINUX LAPTOP VENDORIt’s great to see a big company like our top vendor, Dell, supporting Linux users,especially when it’s obvious by the numbers that the company is doing a greatjob of it. Equally as exciting is to see companies like System 76 and ZaReasongain popularity by catering directly to the Linux community. Gone are the dayswhen Linux-supported laptops were hard to find; welcome to the new worldwhere we have choices, options and multiple brands!24.9% Dell20.5% System 7619.1% ASUS12.5% Other*7.4% Acer5.7% ZaReason5.2% EmperorLinux3.1% LinuxCertified1.4% Linux Laptop Company.3% R Cubed Technologies*Lenovo received manywrite-in votes.BEST LINUX DESKTOPWORKSTATION VENDORDell dominates this category as well this year. With more than a third ofthe vote, Dell is doing something right for our readers! The landscapeof workstation vendors is even wider than the laptop world, and again,it’s great to see familiar names like System 76, Penguin Computing andMicroway making an impact as well.37.2% Dell26.9% System 7614.8% Other*8.5% Penguin Computing3% Microway2.1% R Cubed1.8% HPC Systems1.6% Pogo Linux1.2% Advanced ClusteringTechnologies1.2% MadTux.7% Open Sense Solutions.5% ASA Computers.4% Recompute*As always, there were manywrite-in votes for “build my own”.WWW.LINUXJOURNAL.COM / DECEMBER 2012 / 85