On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 10:32 AM Rich Shepard <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think it's time to replace my Dell Latitude E5410 since it's giving me > fits installing Slackware64-15.0. It's run Slackware since about 2010, > upgraded as new releases became available, but now it has major issues with > the new release and a full, clean installation. (My Lenovo ThinkPad X200 has > no issues with 15.0 but is too limited as a portable work station.) > > I'm looking at Dell and Lenovo ThinkPads, 13"-14" screens preferred, but I > accept that 15"+ are now the most common. I also want to spend as little as > necessary to get a reliable laptop that will last like the Dell and X200 > have. > > Recommendations and suggestions solicited.
What kind of major issues installing slackware? I would think the best laptop is the one you have. I don't think they have not improved dramatically over the last few years in any dimension that will matter to you. You don't need a high end gaming graphics card or an expensive gpu to do machine learning do you? The most relevant thing that has improved are SSD interfaces, but even there I would not think you really need a cutting edge SSD drive. You could just figure out what the problem is with the installation. Bill
