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.
mark