I run Ubuntu on a Thinkpad X200, I whooped it up with 8g of ram and a 500G HD. I have compiz on it so I can run several desktops on the cube, the parts can be found all over the place and it is fast enough to run a virtual machine of Win7 (I have run Win 7 on the bare metal and in the VM, it runs better in the VM, Linux hides the hardware from it making it reasonably nice to run in that environment. I have the large battery pack, but I have never run it to "Ack I am dying, do something ! so I can not say how long it will run, but I have run it on several flights of 4 hours and still had battery left for more.
The one I am doing this on I picked up for $165 on Ebay. great box and it is 64b processor. The one I have at home has the Arduino software on it, I have run it a couple of times and talked to the Arduino so I know it works, but I have not had a chance to set down and really start hacking on it. But I am quite happy with the X200, built like a battle ship and really take a lot. The only thing I have had to replace on one is the CPU fan or cooling unit, and I think I found one on EBay for less than $30.00 On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Daniel Petre <[email protected]>wrote: > > On 08 May 2014, at 18:58, <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hey Pluggers, > > > > I find myself suddenly in need of a new laptop. My requirements are: > > - Runs Linux well (including Wi-Fi) > > - Light weight - my current netbook is 3 pounds > > - Long battery life (8-10 hours) > > > > I don't need much horsepower. I just need to take notes, browse the web, > > and run OpenVPN occasionally. > > > > Does anyone have any recommendations for systems I should consider, or > ones > > I should nix? > > Hi, i run Manjaro Linux very well on a IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad, > it’s a x201 12” lightweight laptop (i5 at 2.5 ghz, 8 gb ram, ssd). > > You can find very cheap thinkpads on ebay with core2duo processors that > run linux very well: > x60,x61,t60,t61.. > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > -Brian > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > Brian P. Martin > > Martin Consulting Services, Inc. > > UNIX & Linux System Administration, Training, and Programming > > Telephone: 503 617-4500 > > E-mail: [email protected] > > Web-site: www.martinconsulting.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > -- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- Glass, five thousand years of history and getting better. The only container material that the USDA gives blanket approval on. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
