the X200 look like a nice box. thanks I have also been looking for something to do just the basics on.
-pete On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 2:55 PM, Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
