On 12/08/13 08:54, Clive Wills 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?
Hi Clive, I have just looked on Gumtree and there is a dell D600 laptop
there, Used for one year, and free delivery. £90. would tide you over,
or provide parts?
Nothing except printer ink on Bumblebeeacutions.
Peter
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