I had to get a new monitor recently, Linux friendly, and a keyboard that would work with my [View all]

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PS/2 port to access my BIOS at boot (if I needed to). I searched a lot, wanted something reasonably priced, etc. I'm currently running Mint 13, with Cinnamon. A very impressive OS to me.

OK, so here's the monitor I found ... Samsung 23.6" SyncMaster LCD Monitor Model E2420L. I picked it up locally on sale for $160. I'm not doing gaming, etc. I just wanted something that was clear to replace my tube-type graphics monitor which suddenly went out of focus.

This monitor worked well with my Nvidia video card, the drivers were available and I've been blown away by the quality of this monitor for the price.

The keyboard is my second one. I first tried a USB one, all was fine, but then I found I could not access my BIOS at boot. So, I learned PS/2 keyboards are being phased out of production. And a USB to PS/2 adapter did not work. I Found a Kensington "Keyboard for Life, Standard Keyboard USB/PS/2. Manuf. Model: 64370. This one is great and works fine with PS/2 or USB.

Just my experience ...