On Sat, 2014-10-04 at 14:58 +0100, Always Learning wrote:
On Sat, 2014-10-04 at 12:56 +0100, Phil Wyett wrote:
On Wed, 2014-10-01 at 22:57 -0600, Frank Cox wrote:
Today I found myself in need of a laptop to run Centos on. And that simple statement led to an all-day odyssey.
My intention is to run CentOS 6.x and VM Windows and any other OS etc. After discarding many options I seem to have settled with an eye on a HP ProBook 455 G2.
http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=G6W43EA&opt=ABU&se...
There are several ProBook 455 G2 variants. Your one is G6W43EA.
AMD Dual-Core A6 Pro-7050B APU with Radeon R4 Graphics
Very unimpressive CPU. I stopped buying anything that low in performance 4 years ago. But it is your choice. For simple writing it may be sufficient. If you can afford it, and regardless of which machine you eventually purchase, increase the memory to 8 GB.
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
Seeing off-the-shelf computer systems available only with Windoze greatly depresses me. Inevitably one wonders if Centos will cleanly install on them or whether the hardware/firmware have been 'windozed' to prevent the installation of superior competing operating systems.
The windoze monopoly should be stopped by law. The only hope is the EU's anti-competition policy since the USA will not act.
Yes, the plan was to upgrade the RAM to 12GB if I were to get it. The performance of mobile APU is a worry and I will be taking one for a test drive closer to purchase time. Also the time I would test a C6 usb stick on it too.
I do have another laptop in my 'possible purchases' bookmarks, an 8GB, i7 (intel 4000 graphics) Asus vivobook X550CA. My only check-ups to do with this one is the BIOS/ability to use older OS like C6 and the chassis itself - must see and touch it as I have seen way too many laptops these days that are a bit flimsy in construction.
Regards
Phil