Looking for a reasonable Linux laptop/netbook
My wife recently lost (or maybe had stolen, we're not quite sure) her new[ish] Acer Travelmate laptop. So we're looking for a replacement. The Travelmate was OK but she found the touchpad very difficult to use, it's one where the 'buttons' are not actually separate from the mouse movement touchpad and she found that very difficult. We want something small like the Acer with its 11.6" screen, similar processor power etc. Also obviously needs to be reasonably easy to install Linux (xubuntu). Any recommendations? -- Chris Green
On 9 July 2014 14:40, Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
Any recommendations?
I bought a used Thinkpad X200 before I came over here to Česká Republika. Cost me under £150. Nice screen, great keyboard, trackpoint pointing device. 4GB RAM, 120GB HD -- modest but enough. Morgan's have some cheap Thinkpads -- including the follow-on model to my Core 2 Duo one: http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/c/512/IBM-Lenovo/ Seriously, IMHO, Thinkpads are *the* best PC-compatible notebook/laptops there are. Get a used one so you don't get the stupid chicklet keyboard and fused buttonless trackpad. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lproven@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lproven@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR)
On Wed, Jul 09, 2014 at 05:16:46PM +0200, Liam Proven wrote:
On 9 July 2014 14:40, Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
Any recommendations?
I bought a used Thinkpad X200 before I came over here to Česká Republika. Cost me under £150. Nice screen, great keyboard, trackpoint pointing device. 4GB RAM, 120GB HD -- modest but enough.
Morgan's have some cheap Thinkpads -- including the follow-on model to my Core 2 Duo one: http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/c/512/IBM-Lenovo/
Seriously, IMHO, Thinkpads are *the* best PC-compatible notebook/laptops there are. Get a used one so you don't get the stupid chicklet keyboard and fused buttonless trackpad.
Thanks Liam, looks interesting. Would you approve of this one:- http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/product_detail/14830/Lenovo-IBM-X201-Intel-... It's the closest in size to the little Acer and thus would be nearest to what we want I think. Is the "Quick & Unique Mini Joystick Control" what you were talking about? -- Chris Green
Hello Chris, Would an invite to the HP friends & family store be of any use to you? If so, drop me a mail off list. Cheers |M On 9 July 2014 13:40, Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
My wife recently lost (or maybe had stolen, we're not quite sure) her new[ish] Acer Travelmate laptop. So we're looking for a replacement.
The Travelmate was OK but she found the touchpad very difficult to use, it's one where the 'buttons' are not actually separate from the mouse movement touchpad and she found that very difficult.
We want something small like the Acer with its 11.6" screen, similar processor power etc. Also obviously needs to be reasonably easy to install Linux (xubuntu).
Any recommendations?
-- Chris Green
-- mike ... a state of suspended disaster ...
The Travelmate was OK but she found the touchpad very difficult to use, it's one where the 'buttons' are not actually separate from the mouse movement touchpad and she found that very difficult.
I have an Asus something or other running Debian. It has a buttonless touchpad. Completely by chance I found that it responds to the Mac way of scrolling: two finger swipe. Previously I'd been struggling with clicking and scrolling at the same time because it didn't understand that the bottom area of the pad was the buttons. Suddenly it became a whole lot easier to use. Matt.
On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 10:00:15AM +0100, Matthew Jones wrote:
The Travelmate was OK but she found the touchpad very difficult to use, it's one where the 'buttons' are not actually separate from the mouse movement touchpad and she found that very difficult.
I have an Asus something or other running Debian. It has a buttonless touchpad. Completely by chance I found that it responds to the Mac way of scrolling: two finger swipe. Previously I'd been struggling with clicking and scrolling at the same time because it didn't understand that the bottom area of the pad was the buttons. Suddenly it became a whole lot easier to use.
Our problem with the Travelmate pad was simply that it was *very* difficult to accurately position the mouse pointer and then click on something. -- Chris Green
On 10/07/14 15:20, Chris Green wrote:
Our problem with the Travelmate pad was simply that it was *very* difficult to accurately position the mouse pointer and then click on something.
I have a SWEEX wireless mouse which I use in preference to the pad. Not expensive, small, and beats pads to a frazzle. -- Tony http://www.girolle.co.uk/
On 09/07/14 13:40, Chris Green wrote:
My wife recently lost (or maybe had stolen, we're not quite sure) her new[ish] Acer Travelmate laptop. So we're looking for a replacement.
The Travelmate was OK but she found the touchpad very difficult to use, it's one where the 'buttons' are not actually separate from the mouse movement touchpad and she found that very difficult.
We want something small like the Acer with its 11.6" screen, similar processor power etc. Also obviously needs to be reasonably easy to install Linux (xubuntu).
Any recommendations?
MSi Wind Netbook -- Tony http://www.girolle.co.uk/
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