So far, my laptop quest has lead me to an HP EliteBook 8560p cast off by my employer. So, yay, free!
Installed OpenSuse Leap 15.6, everything seems to just work, except: battery is dead (easily fixed) and the wifi is molasses-in-January slow, as in 2 orders of magnitude slower than other laptops in the house. Before I pick up a USB wifi adapter, can anyone give me some ideas w.r.t. troubleshooting why the onboard adapter is so slow? It's been many years since I had to mess around with tweaking network interfaces, so I've forgotten most of what is involved. Thanks- -- - David Fleck On Saturday, August 17th, 2024 at 6:10 PM, Ted Mittelstaedt <t...@portlandia-it.com> wrote: > Absolutely I second this, in fact I'm typing this on an HP Elitebook that I > bought off least 2 years ago for around $300. > > The one caution I'd have is don't get a giant screen. Instead buy a dock like > this one: > > https://www.amazon.com/Docking-Multiport-DisplayPort-Ethernet-Charging/dp/B0BM49XNJ3 > > and then buy a couple of monitors like these: > > https://www.amazon.com/HP-Computer-1920x1080-Anti-Glare-Brightness/dp/B0BVD9YKZM/?th=1 > > and a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard set. > > That way when you use the laptop at home at a desk you get a real nice > workstation and when you need to > Carry it on a plane or something you don't have this unwieldly screen. Also > the full size laptops with the wide > Screen are structurally harder to deal with and tend to crack at the hinge > over time. > > Ted > > -----Original Message----- > From: PLUG plug-boun...@lists.pdxlinux.org On Behalf Of Michael Ewan > > Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2024 1:29 PM > To: Portland Linux/Unix Group plug@lists.pdxlinux.org > > Subject: Re: [PLUG] The neverending laptop recommendation request > > There are several HP laptops on sale at Bestbuy, depending on your processor > needs, at $350 to $550. I have a lot of experience with the HP Elitebook at > my previous employer, and bought one for myself when I retired (AMD Ryzen 7, > 16GB ram). Get the 15in screen, then you get a full size keyboard and good > resolution. > > On Sat, Aug 17, 2024 at 12:58 PM David Fleck dcfl...@protonmail.ch wrote: > > > My wife's old ThinkPad is on its last legs, and she doesn't want a > > System > > 76 machine (my current Linux solution), so does anyone have thoughts > > on a good low-end machine suitable for Linux? It will be used for > > browsing, household finances (kMyMoney), and YouTube streaming. > > > > Thanks in advance- > > > > -- > > - David Fleck
