Hi All
Last night my laptop cover/screen broke again for the second time at the
hinge. (Dell Inspiron 1525) It cost over £80 to repair last time and the
same has happened this time, it looks as if the hinge puts a strain on
the cover. As the laptop is getting old I'm thinking of a new one but
what to get? Intel i3 with 300-500Gb drive, good screen and either HDMI
or VGA output for the projector, SD card slot and Intel wireless N.
I use it as my main PC, nothing special requiring speed or high graphics
other than camera pictures, (minor improvements, cropping and aperture
adjustments).
Price range £200-£400 and wondered about a Tablet but it must have a
keyboard, I can't get on with 'on screen' ones (Paul's Asus Transformer
looked good but not now available).
Does anyone know what to avoid as some of the specs I'm not sure on as
it will only be running Linux (do not want M$!!!). It needs to run
LibreOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, and Digikam; I'm on Mint 14 cinnamon
at moment.
Keen on NovaTec as it's local (Portsmouth) and they give good service
but don't know anything about Linux. HP, Acer and Asus seem to be OK but
have heard of some problems with Linux on some models.
Any help please?
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