On Thu, Nov 02, 2017 at 06:34:06PM -0700, Alice Wonder wrote: > On 11/02/2017 10:41 AM, 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 > > > > CentOS works well on T-Series thinkpads but be careful of the video, > some use an nvidia card which at least historically had issues in > Linux that caused the battery to run down faster and caused the > laptop to run hot. > > T series thinkpads use Intel wifi that "just works" with CentOS - at > least in my limited experience. Many laptops require 3rd party > drivers with proprietary firmware to get the wifi working, which can > be a pain in the neck when point release update happens (e.g. 7.3 to > 7.4) because you then have to rebuild the RPM in the new point > release or the driver won't work, and often that means downloading a > new nosrc.rpm - which may not immediately be available. > > Somewhere there's a list of wifi hardware that works out of the box > with the Linux kernel, whatever brand you buy I would recommend the > wifi device is on that list. thanks, Alice, I'll keep your advice in mind. Fred -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. ----------------------------- Proverbs 15:3 (niv) -----------------------------