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Author: Stephen Partington
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: laptop
Its variable. as you have some price variation in options. just look
through the refurbished section of business laptops until you find specs
that meet your needs. then read about that specific model.


On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 7:07 AM, Michael <> wrote:

> or this would be cheaper
>
> On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 9:56 AM, Michael <> wrote:
>
>> your link said it was not available. HOw about a Dell Latitude E7440
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 9:51 AM, Stephen Partington <
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> 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 <> wrote:
>>>
>>>> also... does linux do touchscreen?
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 7:36 AM, Michael <> 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 <
>>>>> > 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/B076HF6BQ1/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 <
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Amazon refurbished or even Costco are Weirdly good finds.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 26, 2018, 10:56 PM Herminio Hernandez Jr. <
>>>>>>> > 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 <>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thinkpads I hear run Linux very well.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 6:14 PM kevin <> 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 <>
>>>>>>>>> Date: 3/26/18 7:10 PM (GMT-07:00)
>>>>>>>>> To: PLUG <>
>>>>>>>>> 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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