Hi - possibly slightly off the specs, but I use Mint on an old netbook
with 2 g ram etc. from around 2010 and it runs fine, some troubles with
windows, but even runs a version of Second Life. I have linux on two old
Sharp Zauruses from around 2000-2002 that I still use because of
specialized software, no problem. So just about any laptop with 4g ram
made in the last, say, 3 years, should do really well.
- Alan
On Tue, 22 Mar 2016, marc garrett wrote:
Hi Helen,
What size laptop are you after?
marc
On 22 March 2016 at 13:41, helen varley jamieson
<he...@creative-catalyst.com> wrote:
hi everyone,
i am seeking advice on 2 questions:
firstly, i need to upgrade my laptop & have decided to make the
transition to linux. mint has been recommended to me for the OS.
does anyone out there have any advice regarding choice of
hardware? ideally i want a small laptop with a dvd drive,
ethernet port, & separate audio in & out ports.
secondly, i'm working on an installation which includes
projected animated text. previously i've done this in a basic
but effective way with powerpoint. this time, i want more
control over the animations than powerpoint allows, and it needs
to be a looping video as it's going to be left running on its
own. can anyone recommend a good software for text animation?
(preferably open source).
all ideas much appreciated,
h : )
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