For an inexpensive laptop in the size you requested, I highly recommend a Thinkpad x230, or x220 if you want to save more money. They are available all over eBay and craigslist, have extremely well documented Linux support, use standard drives, have tons of ports (including Ethernet), and are about 3 pounds. The x230 has usb 3, not sure about the x220. Both models also have multiple battery sizes available and you can slot them in as needed. Honestly other than graphics there's not a lot different about an x230 than a newer laptop performance wise - the newer Intel chips give you better battery life but the benchmarks are still competitive on these laptops especially with the i7 model. RAM can be upgraded to 16gb I believe, and it uses a standard 2.5 drive so you can get whatever SSD capacity you want.
I replaced the display panel on mine and it took me about five minutes, which coming from the apple universe really sold me on them. If you decide to get one, do yourself a favor and get one with an IPS display, or buy it afterwards for $60. It makes a massive difference. On Nov 11, 2016 11:49 PM, "Michael Barnes" <barnmich...@gmail.com> wrote: > I may be in the market for a new, inexpensive laptop for Linux. Nothing > fancy, but would like something relatively current. I'm looking for > something fairly lightweight and small, in the 10-11 inch range. I'd like > to completely wipe it and install a fresh Linux distro, probably Ubuntu to > start with. I know in the past, the Asus eee laptop was fairly popular. I > don't really want to spend a lot on this. > > Thanks for any ideas, > Michael > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
