I bought a used Dell laptop on Dell.Com. They have a section on their website that sell recent models that were returned.
I wiped the Windows installation and got Ubuntu running just fine. Price and support was good too On Sun, Dec 18, 2022, 5:16 PM David Fleck <dcfl...@protonmail.ch> wrote: > My ThinkPad E531 is showing signs of age and the effects of one too many > beverages spilled onto the keyboard, and I am now seriously looking for a > replacement laptop. Asking for any recommendations from the group for a > replacement. > > I use the laptop for web browsing and lightweight programming (generally > command-line scripting), along with some video HDMI streaming and > occasional DVD watching. The E531 has a built-in DVD-RW drive, which > appears to be a vanishing feature in modern laptops. I can live without it, > though - presumably I could find an external drive. > > I'm somewhat partial to ThinkPads (I like the overall form factor and it's > worked very well with OpenSUSE for me) but always interested in possible > improvements. I'm intrigued by System76 and wonder if anybody has had > experience with them (OpenSUSE or not), or any other model that they've > found works well with Linux. > > Thanks in advance for all responses-- > > -- > - David Fleck
