[lug] Linux laptop

[Zan Lynx]

On 4/28/20 7:26 PM, John Karns wrote:
> A bit off point, perhaps - Call me old fashioned, but anyone else
> prefer something older like one of the higher end (for its time)
> legacy Dells? Probably isn't quite as fast as these models, but is
> fine for casual use, and at least it has a swappable DVD / 2nd HDD
> bay, is dockable, shielded with a metal plate bottom, and has ports
> for legacy peripherals

Meh. Those don't excite me.

The first Dell I ever bought was an XPS 13. The Ubuntu model. It was an 
Ultrabook design, so very thin with no optical drive and no ports. A 
couple of USB-2 and a DisplayPort Mini. And a headphone jack. Pretty 
sure that's all it had.

And it was great.

Then I upgraded to a m3800 which is a 15" workstation laptop, but still 
an ultrabook style, just big.

And then an XPS 15. 9650 I think. Very similar to the others.

If I was going to go fat it'd probably be a Lenovo P53.

But anyway, I feel no need for all those old ports. Less than no need 
for a 2nd drive bay. I'd rather have the bigger battery.

The only use I have for bigger size is to have better cooling in order 
to use more power when plugged in.

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