On 2017-07-02, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 2 July 2017 at 14:16, Stuart Ward wrote:
>> Your best bet is to get a second hand corporate ThinkPad or similar machine.
>> These all run Linux well and because it is used you get a lot more bang for
>> your buck.
>>
>
>
> Strongly agreed. Especially for thi
On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 12:48 PM, Adam Funk wrote:
> I'm shopping around for a new work laptop, & we have to buy it from
> Insight.
If you can stretch your budget, go for a Thinkpad as others have
suggested (albeit from suppliers you've said aren't suitable):
http://www.uk.insight.com/en-gb/prod
People can only speak as they find, of course. I would not reject Dells based
on my own experience.
I've not had a Dell desktop, but never had any problems installing any
mainstream Linux distro on a Dell laptop. I would only be wary of installing
stock Debian becuase of the difficulty in gett
On 2 July 2017 at 14:16, Stuart Ward wrote:
> Your best bet is to get a second hand corporate ThinkPad or similar machine.
> These all run Linux well and because it is used you get a lot more bang for
> your buck.
>
Strongly agreed. Especially for this particular machine in the light
of the comm
On 19 June 2017 at 12:48, Adam Funk wrote:
> HP ZBook 14 G2 Mobile Workstation14" - Core i7 5500U - 8 GB RAM - 1 TB
> HDD
>
I usually have a look on the Arch WiKi to see if there are installation
problems.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/HP_Zbook_Studio_G3
I would not recommend this one f
I'm shopping around for a new work laptop, & we have to buy it from
Insight. I'm thinking about this one:
http://www.uk.insight.com/en-gb/productinfo/laptops-and-notebooks/0004363583-0001
HP ZBook 14 G2 Mobile Workstation14" - Core i7 5500U - 8 GB RAM - 1 TB
HDD
and I wonder if anyone could
