[Dorset] Laptop advice please

2013-08-14 Thread Clive Wills
Hi All Last night my laptop cover/screen broke again for the second time at the hinge. (Dell Inspiron 1525) It cost over £80 to repair last time and the same has happened this time, it looks as if the hinge puts a strain on the cover. As the laptop is getting old I'm thinking of a new one but

Re: [Dorset] Laptop advice please

2013-08-14 Thread Adrian Warman
Just a thought - but might a Chromebook suffice? The Acer C7 is £199, has the basic hardware spec you indicate, and can be configured to boot into Linux (proper) as well... On 12 August 2013 08:54, Clive Wills ecwi...@talktalk.net wrote: Hi All Last night my laptop cover/screen broke again

Re: [Dorset] Laptop advice please

2013-08-14 Thread d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk
On 12 August 2013 at 08:54 Clive Wills ecwi...@talktalk.net wrote: Last night my laptop cover/screen broke again for the second time at the hinge. (Dell Inspiron 1525) It cost over £80 to repair last time and the same has happened this time, it looks as if the hinge puts a strain on the

Re: [Dorset] Laptop advice please

2013-08-14 Thread Peter Washington
Hi Folks, Last night my laptop cover/screen broke again for the second time at the hinge. (Dell Inspiron 1525) It cost over £80 to repair last time and the same has happened this time, it looks as if the hinge puts a strain on the cover. As the laptop is getting old I'm thinking of a new one