Re: [PLUG] Inexpensive laptop

[Ronald P Guilmet via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Here is my two cents. I've had Dells for years, and it is hit or miss. My current inspiron has a proprietary charging system. This system took a shit on me, so I can no longer charge the battery. I wasted money on a new battery and charger. I personally will never buy another Dell. I have heard that Lenovo works well. In fact I have an older Lenovo that has never given up on me. I don't know if 4G of ram is enough to do much with, but you said you are just surfing the web. I have a dual boot Lenovo with 4G of ram, and it is very very slow. It is literally only good to surf the web. I really can't even use Libre Office.

I have a Dell that was dropped into my lap from a friend. It is a Vista laptop. It has no power cord, so I never have started it. I no idea what resources it has. Given that it's a decade old, I'd imagine not much. If you want it, it is yours. I'm not going to bother with it. Let me know. 

Ron

On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 9:58 PM Tom via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:

Looking to pick up a lightweight laptop to run some flavor of Linux. Dual-boot would be a plus, but not essential. Any thoughts about this one?

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-14-laptop-amd-athlon-silver-4gb-memory-128gb-ssd-jet-black/6403440.p?skuId=6403440

Just basic day to day use, web surfing, light graphic editing.
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