[lug] Linux laptops

Stephen Kraus ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com
Wed Dec 17 10:00:23 MST 2014


I have a Dell Precision M6800, its VERY Linux friendly.

On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Jeffrey S. Haemer <
jeffrey.haemer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I woke up this morning, picked up the old HP laptop next to the bed to
> read my mail, and found the screen had broken during the night. It has big
> black blotches and streaks leaking in from the right edge.
>
> I ordered a 13" Acer chromebook from Amazon that'll arrive on Friday, for
> just over $200.  In for a penny, in for a pound.
>
> It's supposed to be slower than the C720, but have longer battery life (11
> hours running). If nothing else, that will be one noticeable improvement
> over the HP which had dropped to about half an hour, unplugged.
>
> Will I like it? I'll see.
>
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 9:23 AM, Kevin Fenzi <kevin at scrye.com> wrote:
>>
>> Since folks are talking about Linux friendly laptops, I thought I would
>> throw in a plug for my current one:
>>
>> Lenovo Yoga 2 pro.
>>
>> I've had it for about a year and a half and it's been great. The yoga 3
>> pro is now out, which is basically the same laptop, but slimmer and
>> lighter and with a newer cpu.
>>
>> The 3200x1800 resolution is great. The keyboard backlight just works.
>> Wireless just works. It's a nice little laptop.
>>
>> kevin
>>
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