If you were happy with your ThinkPad, here's an option. I have a lenovo E530 laptop that I bought a year and a half ago from Memory Express. It is similar to this one:
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX46916 I run kubuntu 12.04 LTS on it and haven't had any problems. I only run linux on it as I yanked the original drive and put in a larger hybred drive before I even turned it on. I would boost the ram (max it out would be best)...appears to only come with 4GB. Battery life has been pretty good on the one I have as well. On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 1:44 AM, caziz <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Guys, > > Need laptop advice as the choices are making me dizzy. > Last purchase was refurbished Think Pad (XP) 5 years ago. > > Understand my wish list will require some compromise. > > Basic plan is 500GB HD 300GB Win 7 Pro (64 bit); 200GB Mint 15 > > Min 14 inch screen, 15.6 looks good > good built-in camera/mic for online chat > 2.5 kg or less not too heavy but rugged is better > DVD burner (BluRay nice but not needed) > longer battery life (6 hours or more if possible) > much prefer under $1000 > > most likely buy at Memory Express > > Thanks, > Chris > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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