Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-03-24 Thread Ian Malone
On 9 January 2015 at 14:41, Andras Simon sza...@gmail.com wrote: 2015-01-09 15:03 GMT+01:00, Ian Malone ibmal...@gmail.com: On 9 January 2015 at 13:54, Ranjan Maitra maitra.mbox.igno...@inbox.com wrote: On Fri, 9 Jan 2015 13:43:58 + Ian Malone ibmal...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone have any

Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-17 Thread Robin Laing
On 2015-01-09 06:43, Ian Malone wrote: Anyone have any good suggestions for a new laptop with good Linux compatibility? My current one is about 8 years old (IIRC), not looking for anything superspecced to replaced it, just annoyances like reduced battery life and the wifi switch playing up are

Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-12 Thread Ian Malone
On 12 January 2015 at 18:12, Steven Rosenberg stevenhrosenb...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 12:07 AM, Heinz Diehl htd...@fritha.org wrote: I've installed some newer Asus machines recently, and all worked flawlessly. I am taking care of a new Asus that I'm just about to put Linux

Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-12 Thread Chris Murphy
I just got a Dell XPS 13, late 2013. It's the same thing as the Sputnik project's Ubuntu developer version. It was $900 on the microsoft store, so yeah it came with Windows 8.1 instead of Ubuntu but I was planning on running Fedora on it anyway and see about Windows in a VM rather than dual

Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-12 Thread Steven Rosenberg
On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 12:07 AM, Heinz Diehl htd...@fritha.org wrote: I've installed some newer Asus machines recently, and all worked flawlessly. I am taking care of a new Asus that I'm just about to put Linux on, so that is good news. -- Steven Rosenberg http://stevenrosenberg.net/blog

Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-10 Thread Heinz Diehl
On 09.01.2015, Ian Malone wrote: Anyone have any good suggestions for a new laptop with good Linux compatibility? I've installed some newer Asus machines recently, and all worked flawlessly. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options:

Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-10 Thread Timothy Murphy
Roger Wells wrote: I am a software developer and have used IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads for a long time always with Linux and excellent results. I've used Thinkpads for many years. I always buy them second-hand from a German company, ITSCO, who seem exceptionally honest to me, describing precisely all

Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-09 Thread Rick Stevens
On 01/09/2015 05:43 AM, Ian Malone wrote: Anyone have any good suggestions for a new laptop with good Linux compatibility? My current one is about 8 years old (IIRC), not looking for anything superspecced to replaced it, just annoyances like reduced battery life and the wifi switch playing up

Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-09 Thread Paul Cartwright
On 01/09/2015 10:11 AM, j.witvl...@mindef.nl wrote: From a HW p.o.v. chrome-books are nice and affordable, and work nice under Linux. However, if you aren't careful, the bios will reloads chrome again, wiping everything else :-( Atm, I use a Toshiba, portege Z30-A-14Q. Nice 13.3 machine,

Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-09 Thread Roger Wells
On 01/09/2015 08:43 AM, Ian Malone wrote: Anyone have any good suggestions for a new laptop with good Linux compatibility? My current one is about 8 years old (IIRC), not looking for anything superspecced to replaced it, just annoyances like reduced battery life and the wifi switch playing up

Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-09 Thread EGO-II.1
On 01/09/2015 01:50 PM, Roger Wells wrote: On 01/09/2015 08:43 AM, Ian Malone wrote: Anyone have any good suggestions for a new laptop with good Linux compatibility? My current one is about 8 years old (IIRC), not looking for anything superspecced to replaced it, just annoyances like reduced

current laptop recommendations

2015-01-09 Thread Ian Malone
Anyone have any good suggestions for a new laptop with good Linux compatibility? My current one is about 8 years old (IIRC), not looking for anything superspecced to replaced it, just annoyances like reduced battery life and the wifi switch playing up are starting to build up (plus people have

Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-09 Thread EGO-II.1
I don't know if this is equivalent to what you currently have, but I have a Lenovo T-420...it's not new as per se, but I've had it for quite some time and it's not given me any problems. (Its been in service since F-16) and I've had no problems with it. Plus parts for it are easily obtained

Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-09 Thread Ranjan Maitra
I like my Dell XPS 13 (2.9 lbs) with 13.3 and 1920x1080 resolution and it actually came with Ubuntu (which I promptly stripped for Fedora) which also meant that I did not have to pay the Windoze tax. Ranjan On Fri, 9 Jan 2015 13:43:58 + Ian Malone ibmal...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone have

Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-09 Thread Ian Malone
On 9 January 2015 at 13:49, EGO-II.1 eoconno...@gmail.com wrote: On 01/09/2015 08:43 AM, Ian Malone wrote: Anyone have any good suggestions for a new laptop with good Linux compatibility? My current one is about 8 years old (IIRC), not looking for anything superspecced to replaced it, just

Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-09 Thread Ian Malone
On 9 January 2015 at 13:54, Ranjan Maitra maitra.mbox.igno...@inbox.com wrote: On Fri, 9 Jan 2015 13:43:58 + Ian Malone ibmal...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone have any good suggestions for a new laptop with good Linux compatibility? My current one is about 8 years old (IIRC), not looking for

Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-09 Thread Andras Simon
2015-01-09 15:03 GMT+01:00, Ian Malone ibmal...@gmail.com: On 9 January 2015 at 13:54, Ranjan Maitra maitra.mbox.igno...@inbox.com wrote: On Fri, 9 Jan 2015 13:43:58 + Ian Malone ibmal...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone have any good suggestions for a new laptop with good Linux compatibility?

Re: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-09 Thread Paul Cartwright
On 01/09/2015 08:43 AM, Ian Malone wrote: Anyone have any good suggestions for a new laptop with good Linux compatibility? My current one is about 8 years old (IIRC), not looking for anything superspecced to replaced it, just annoyances like reduced battery life and the wifi switch playing up

RE: current laptop recommendations

2015-01-09 Thread J.Witvliet
your specs, but will last at least another 8 years. -Original Message- From: users-boun...@lists.fedoraproject.org [mailto:users-boun...@lists.fedoraproject.org] On Behalf Of Paul Cartwright Sent: vrijdag 9 januari 2015 15:55 To: users@lists.fedoraproject.org Subject: Re: current laptop