Valeri Galtsev wrote:
On Thu, October 2, 2014 1:11 pm, Mike McCarthy, W1NR wrote:
On 10/02/2014 01:38 PM, Lamar Owen wrote:
On 10/02/2014 06:39 AM, Brian Miller wrote:
On Wed, 2014-10-01 at 22:57 -0600, Frank Cox wrote:
I'm wondering what the rest of you fine folks do when it comes to purchasing a laptop?
Been using CentOS.available on a series of Dell Precision laptops (M4300, M4600) since 2007 or so without much difficulty.
If you look at the Latitude and Precision offerings from Dell you will notice that RHEL is offered as an OS. These are specifically designed to run Linux and therefore, they should all work fine with CentOS as well.
I would also mention my "predicted hardware longevity" test I do to laptops. I grab the base part on the sides with both hands and attempt to bend it to a shape of propeller. If it is sturdy and doesn't bend, it passed the sets. If it is flexible (flexibility is only good quality for a person, not for equipment ;-) then the system board will be flexed and will develop micro cracks quite likely - much sooner than sturdy laptop will. Then the laptop will be not reliable or die soon. (This cuts out many inexpensive laptops on consumer market, variety of Dells included)
Like it. I was *always* leery of the Razor phone, and the Vaio - too bloody thin, too likely to bend and have something break.
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