[PLUG] Fwd: Re: Inexpensive laptop

[jeff via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Something like this?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-laptop-W530-Core-i7-3-60Ghz-1920x1080p-16GB-RAM-1TB-hdd-NVIDIA/142245819970



On 6/16/20 9:44 AM, Lee H. Marzke via plug wrote:
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>     *To: *"Drew DeVault" <sir@cmpwn.com>
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>     <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>, "Tom" <tlbox@verizon.net>
>     *Sent: *Tuesday, 16 June, 2020 02:48:39
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>     On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 10:08 PM Drew DeVault via plug
>     <plug@lists.phillylinux.org <mailto:plug@lists.phillylinux.org>> wrote:
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>         What I don't like to roll the dice on is Linux support. Drivers,
>         UEFI,
>         firmware, and more can be super spotty on a lot of laptops, and it's
>         hard to tell in advance if you'll get screwed. ThinkPads, on the
>         other
>         hand - I'm running Alpine Linux, NetBSD, Haiku, and Plan 9 :)
>
>
>     Pre/Post COVID, load a thumb drive with the live install of the
>     distro of choice. Take it to Best Buy and boot the display model of
>     the laptop you’re interested in from the thumb drive. If everything
>     works then you’re golden. The only caveat might be a password
>     protected BIOS that doesn’t have “boot from USB” enabled. Good luck
>     David
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>
> Used Thinkpad,  they last forever.   I've been through 6 or more units 
> for myself or installed Ubuntu on units purchased for friends.
> The sub-model   ( screen type, etc )  sometimes matters for compatibility.
>
> Yes you'll need new batteries, more RAM, and such,  but still very 
> inexpensive.
>
> I've had luck with several X200  netbook size units,  X-61 tab / 
> convertible,  then upgraded to X-230 tablets.
> For business use, I'm looking now that the newer X-1's but that is lot 
> of money.   I just can't stand anything without a track-point.
>
> Lee
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