On 11/02/2017 01:42 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > I'm looking to replace my (old, creaky) netbook (Acer Aspire One D255e, > a screaming dual core 1.6 GHz Atom, and a whole 2 gigs of RAM) with > something faster but not too large. Sometimes (usually) the netbook is > painfully slow. > > Something like a hi-res 14 (or 15) inch screen (full HD), minimum of 4 gigs > RAM, HD of a half terabyte or bigger. > > I'd like to not have to go over 600-700 dollars, so I know my choices > are somewhat limited if I want to avoid the 400-500 dollar windows 10 > junk^H^H^H^Hsystems from BJs, etc. > > Something with a quad-core processor, and all hardware works with C7. > > I've glanced at Lenovo Thinkpads on amazon where there are several > "factory refurbished" ones with similar specs to what I mention above > in the $500-700 range, but I don't know if they're any good or not > > I'm open to suggestions from any/all of you! > > thanks in advance! > > Fred > I have been running Linux, mostly Redhat flavors, for a long time mostly on Thinkpads but some other IBM/Lenovo laptops for a long time. Never have had a problem. Currently running Fedora 26 on a X260, two with Centos 7.4, X200 & X220, all used for software development. HTH -- Roger Wells, P.E. leidos 221 Third St Newport, RI 02840 401-847-4210 (voice) 401-849-1585 (fax) roger.k.wells at leidos.com