It can do touchscreen pretty well, This will depend on your window manager.
And video editing will vary a fair amount. But i would suggest 16 GB. which
would be an aftermarket update on that laptop.
On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 4:38 AM, Michael <
bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
> also... does linux do touchscreen?
>
> On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 7:36 AM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I know 8GB is needed for Darktable but how about for video editing?
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 2:08 AM, Stephen Partington <cryptworks@gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> For example.
>>>
>>> 2017 Dell Latitude E7240 Flagship Business Laptop, 12.5” Full HD
>>> Touchscreen, Intel Core i7-4600U, 8GB DDR3L RAM, 512GB SSD, Webcam, Windows
>>> 10 Professional (Certified Refurbished) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076
>>> HF6BQ1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_E8DUAb6778S0R
>>>
>>> This device will run Linux beautifully. And it's pretty easy to work on
>>> to bump ram.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 26, 2018, 10:57 PM Stephen Partington <cryptworks@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Amazon refurbished or even Costco are Weirdly good finds.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Mar 26, 2018, 10:56 PM Herminio Hernandez Jr. <
>>>> herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> ThinkPads run Linux great. You can find some on Craigslist for decent
>>>>> prices.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 26, 2018, at 6:34 PM, Andrew McRobb <andrewmcrobb@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Thinkpads I hear run Linux very well.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 6:14 PM kevin <kevin@fries-biro.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a run of the mill i5 based HP we purchased at Costgo for under
>>>>>> $500. Runs Archlinux just fine. Completely took the Windows off it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kevin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note8, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -------- Original message --------
>>>>>> From: Michael <bmike1@gmail.com>
>>>>>> Date: 3/26/18 7:10 PM (GMT-07:00)
>>>>>> To: PLUG <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org>
>>>>>> Subject: laptop
>>>>>>
>>>>>> which laptop runs linux well? I can not afford a 800 dollar system 76
>>>>>> computer. i am willing to spend 5-600 dollars. preferably less. i just need
>>>>>> to be able to run darktable and video editing software.
>>>>>>
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