> On 12 August 2013 at 08:54 Clive Wills <ecwi...@talktalk.net> wrote:
> Last night my laptop cover/screen broke again for the second time at the > hinge. (Dell Inspiron 1525) It cost over £80 to repair last time and the > same has happened this time, it looks as if the hinge puts a strain on > the cover. As the laptop is getting old I'm thinking of a new one but > what to get? Intel i3 with 300-500Gb drive, good screen and either HDMI > or VGA output for the projector, SD card slot and Intel wireless N. > I use it as my main PC, nothing special requiring speed or high graphics > other than camera pictures, (minor improvements, cropping and aperture > adjustments). > Price range £200-£400 and wondered about a Tablet but it must have a > keyboard, I can't get on with 'on screen' ones (Paul's Asus Transformer > looked good but not now available). > > Does anyone know what to avoid as some of the specs I'm not sure on as > it will only be running Linux (do not want M$!!!). It needs to run > LibreOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, and Digikam; I'm on Mint 14 cinnamon > at moment. > Keen on NovaTec as it's local (Portsmouth) and they give good service > but don't know anything about Linux. HP, Acer and Asus seem to be OK but > have heard of some problems with Linux on some models. > Any help please? I shouldn't write off Novatech too soon; they may not support Linux themselves, but they sell most of their machines OS free and their forums are very lively. When I bought my Netbook from them I was able to discover if it supported Linux by putting the right search terms in. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-08-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
