Thanks for the help Tom. Looks to me that the new 14" model for an extra $20 is the same except for screen size so I'm leaning that way. The weight still comes in around 3 lbs. :-D.
Keep cool. -Dave On 9/4/2017 2:54 PM, Tomas Kuchta wrote: > I have it as general use shared laptop for the kids, anyone. Got it new > about 2 years ago for $199 new. It is light, surprisingly well constructed, > it has no fan, 2xUSB, HDMI and SD card slot. It lasts about 8 hours on > battery. > > The new/latest version has 4GB RAM and faster WiFi which would be nice, > but it is good enough for browsing, Netflix, basic stuff. > > Note: It comes in funny blue color only. I do not believe that it is > upgradable beyond plugging stuff to USB ports, or SD card. It is the only > laptop I have not opened. > > It survived a lot of abuse, fully drained batteries, lot of car/plane > travel, sticky fingers, .... Don't get me started! > > I run stock Ubuntu on it, currently 16.04 > > I like it and would buy it again for this purpose. > > Tomas > > On Sep 4, 2017 1:17 PM, "Dave Lien - W7DAL" <w7...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Thanks, Tom. I think you found the sweet spot with the HP Stream 11. No > problem here giving up dual-boot. I'd rather have a good dedicated > inexpensive lightweight RELIABLE Linux portable that has current > hardware and will be good for a few years. > > If you have had a good experience with the HP Stream 11 as a dedicated > no-hassle Linux machine I'm tempted to go with it. WalMart has them from > ~$135 as does NewEgg for refurbs. What specific model have you had good > luck with? I see there are many variations at different prices...? > > Any model to avoid? > > I presume it will boot USB and external USB DVD drive. > > And finally, is there any magic I need to know about when installing > MINT and overwriting Windows and other crapware? I see some people have > had problems installing MINT. (But I'll settle for any decent version of > Linux.) > > -Dave > > > On 9/4/2017 11:58 AM, Tomas Kuchta wrote: >> If you decide to go for used thikpad X2x0 laptop. I cannot recommend >> anything older than x220/x230 for many reasons - performance, power >> consumption, too old architecture and age (you would be buying almost 10 >> years old laptop). >> >> In used Thinkpads, there is pretty awesome selection on Newegg Outlet. >> Example for 2 years old x250: >> https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order= > BESTMATCH&Description=X250&ignorear=0&N=-1&isNodeId=1 >> You could get refurbished x250 for about $350 and over time upgrade RAM > and >> replace hard drive with SSD. You should be able to get at least 3 more >> years out of that laptop. >> >> For new item in around $200 - you can look into HP Stream 11. It works >> great with Linux and it is sturdy with good battery life. However it >> doesn't have enough storage to run both Linux and windows, and it is not >> upgradable. The only way to add storage is to use SD card or USB stick. >> >> For $200 and decent hardware, you will have to make significant > compromises >> unless you give up Windows or Linux. >> >> Tomas >> >> On Sep 4, 2017 10:34 AM, "Chuck Hast" <wch...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I have dualbooted the X200 with both Linux and Win7 pro. Worked quite well >> but I prefer to load it up with RAM and run windows in a VM, works better > in >> my view. >> >> On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 11:40 AM, Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On Mon, 4 Sep 2017, Dave Lien - W7DAL wrote: >>> >>>> Does the ThinkPad X200 dual-boot Linux OK for you? Dave. >>> Dave, >>> >>> I've no idea as I run only linux on it; haven't done M$ in 20 years >>> now. A >>> web search might find the answer for you. >>> >>> If you'll allow a suggestion, replace the existing hard drive with a >>> large >>> Samsung SSD, install linux and use qemu to build a virtual machine. Then >>> you >>> can install Windows in that. Benefits include: faster and better Windows >>> performance with greatly reduced risk of crashes, booting only a single > OS >>> (no dual boot issues), and now having faster, larger disk storage. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Rich >>> _______________________________________________ >>> PLUG mailing list >>> PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org >>> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >>> >> >> -- >> >> Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- >> I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. >> Ph 4:13 KJV >> Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. >> Fil 4:13 RVR1960 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
