Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-02-08 Thread Alain D D Williams
On Mon, Feb 08, 2021 at 12:47:41PM +0100, Hans wrote: > Am Montag, 8. Februar 2021, 12:29:25 CET schrieb Joe: > Hi, > > well IMHO it depends, what you are going to do with it. > > As you might know, those netbooks are not the fastest ones, but maybe boot > time is not so important, as you can us

Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-02-08 Thread Hans
Am Montag, 8. Februar 2021, 12:29:25 CET schrieb Joe: Hi, well IMHO it depends, what you are going to do with it. As you might know, those netbooks are not the fastest ones, but maybe boot time is not so important, as you can use suspend-to-ram. For me personally there are some things important

Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-02-08 Thread Joe
On Mon, 8 Feb 2021 10:57:11 +0100 Nicolas George wrote: > Nicolas George (12021-01-25): > > I'll have to retire my current netbook soon. It was a Lenovo Miix > > 3-1030 from 2015; it has a good screen but otherwise is complete > > crap, with non-standard unsupported hardware and other drawbacks.

Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-02-08 Thread Nicolas George
Nicolas George (12021-01-25): > I'll have to retire my current netbook soon. It was a Lenovo Miix > 3-1030 from 2015; it has a good screen but otherwise is complete crap, > with non-standard unsupported hardware and other drawbacks. > > I need a ~10 inches touchscreen, and I want a good-ish resolu

Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-01-26 Thread deloptes
Peter Ehlert wrote: > we have several HP 820 Elitebooks. like a rock. > 10" but no touch screen. I think they sold for +/- $1000 when new. > all of these were eBay finds, probably paid less than $250 each 4 or 5 > years ago. Yes I also tend to buy used (better refurbished) when I know the make an

Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-01-25 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 25 ian 21, 16:20:16, Nicolas George wrote: > Andrew M.A. Cater (12021-01-25): > > > These all suggest you might want to go with a second hand or > > > refurbished machine. > > > Second hand Lenovo Yoga - but one of the ones with a decent hinge and > > a decent amount of memory? > > Thanks

Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-01-25 Thread Peter Ehlert
On 1/25/21 3:29 PM, deloptes wrote: Nicolas George wrote: This does not look compatible with "I need it to be not expensive, because that's for taking in transports daily and sometimes leaving unsupervised in classrooms". It is good quality for the money - what means expensive?! My advise i

Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-01-25 Thread deloptes
Nicolas George wrote: > This does not look compatible with "I need it to be not expensive, > because that's for taking in transports daily and sometimes leaving > unsupervised in classrooms". > It is good quality for the money - what means expensive?! My advise is buy good hardware - and it is u

Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-01-25 Thread Nicolas George
deloptes (12021-01-25): > Meanwhile I guess all of them are maid in China. I do not have a fetish for maids. > What I recommend (even second hand) but let it be Business Class Notebook. > I use Latitude from Dell and Probook by HP. > The Latitudes I had 34xx - was a crap, but 54xx is great This

Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-01-25 Thread deloptes
Nicolas George wrote: > As I said, I do not want second-hand, and Lenovo has lost my trust. Meanwhile I guess all of them are maid in China. What I recommend (even second hand) but let it be Business Class Notebook. I use Latitude from Dell and Probook by HP. The Latitudes I had 34xx - was a cr

Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-01-25 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 05:24:34PM +0100, Nicolas George wrote: > Andrew M.A. Cater (12021-01-25): > > 10" no longer seems to exist: Dells/Asus/Lenovo seem to start at 12.5 / > > 13 inch. 11.6" seems to be Chromebooks. > > Then I will take larger than 10". > > > Secondhand seems to be the only w

Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-01-25 Thread Nicolas George
I am considering the Acer TravelMate Spin B3. Does anybody here have experience with this exact model? Or, if not, with a similar enough model? https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/professional-model/NX.VN2AA.001 Regards, -- Nicolas George signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-01-25 Thread Nicolas George
Andrew M.A. Cater (12021-01-25): > 10" no longer seems to exist: Dells/Asus/Lenovo seem to start at 12.5 / > 13 inch. 11.6" seems to be Chromebooks. Then I will take larger than 10". > Secondhand seems to be the only way you'll find something. The Lenovo X131 > I have next to me lasted for sever

Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-01-25 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 04:20:16PM +0100, Nicolas George wrote: > Andrew M.A. Cater (12021-01-25): > > > These all suggest you might want to go with a second hand or > > > refurbished machine. > > > Second hand Lenovo Yoga - but one of the ones with a decent hinge and > > a decent amount of memor

Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-01-25 Thread Nicolas George
Andrew M.A. Cater (12021-01-25): > > These all suggest you might want to go with a second hand or > > refurbished machine. > Second hand Lenovo Yoga - but one of the ones with a decent hinge and > a decent amount of memory? Thanks for the suggestion, but second-hand is definitely something I do

Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-01-25 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 09:52:52AM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote: > > I need a ~10 inches touchscreen, and I want a good-ish resolution > > (≥1600). > > Sounds like this might prove to be the main criteria. > > > And I need it to be not expensive, because that's for taking in > > transports daily a

Re: Recommendation for a netbook

2021-01-25 Thread Stefan Monnier
> I need a ~10 inches touchscreen, and I want a good-ish resolution > (≥1600). Sounds like this might prove to be the main criteria. > And I need it to be not expensive, because that's for taking in > transports daily and sometimes leaving unsupervised in > classrooms. Apart from that, having the

Recommendation for a netbook

2021-01-25 Thread Nicolas George
Hi. I'll have to retire my current netbook soon. It was a Lenovo Miix 3-1030 from 2015; it has a good screen but otherwise is complete crap, with non-standard unsupported hardware and other drawbacks. I need a ~10 inches touchscreen, and I want a good-ish resolution (≥1600). And I need it to be n