On 05/15/2014 12:25 AM, Thomas Taylor wrote:
I'm thinking of getting a new laptop. Currently the wife and I share an old Dell which is setup for dual-booting Winblows and openSUSE. We frequently end up bargaining on who gets to use it on a given day.
I would like a laptop that can run Linux well, has supported hardware, high quality video (CAD drawings), is light weight, and preferably under $US 1000. Brand is not high on the priority list but customer service is.
What laptops are list members using and how was your experience (installation & use).
Thanks, Tom
I've got a Gateway that I have used for several years. For the most part it only gets used when we travel out of town for a day or two. Other than that I fire it up every so often to get latest updates. I don't use it "hard". It's an Intel dual core and intel chip set. Everything just seems to work "right out of the box" with Linux. Even that row of touchpd type switches across the top of the keyboard. As someone else suggested, I took the mechanical hard drive out and put in an SSD. POST takes longer than the system boot now. Can't say anything about service. Had it probably six or seven years and never had a problem [ knock wood ] although I probably should buy a new battery. The only things ever done to it are a bump in memory and the new SSD. Those I did myself. -- I may be crazy, but crazy is better than stupid. _ _... ..._ _ _._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org