Just a thought - but might a Chromebook suffice? The Acer C7 is £199, has the basic hardware spec you indicate, and can be configured to boot into Linux (proper) as well...
On 12 August 2013 08:54, Clive Wills <ecwi...@talktalk.net> wrote: > 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? > -- > /Clive / > > /Powered by Linux & Open Software / > > // > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-08-06 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > New thread on mailing list: > mailto:dor...@mailman.lug.org.**uk<dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk> > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue > -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-08-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
