<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">You could always try Red 7. Not sure they are still around, but worth looking for if they are. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">What area of the valley are you in? That will make the difference in where to go travel wise.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">-Eric</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 14, 2018, at 2:58 PM, Victor Odhner <<a href="mailto:vodhner@cox.net" class="">vodhner@cox.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">A friend needs a cheap Linux laptop for light duty business work:<div class=""> Libre Office, printing via USB connection, WIFI, email, and light browsing.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">His business (piano tuning) hangs on this.</div><div class="">He would like the provider to be established with a decent reputation, whether the computer is new or refurbished. </div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">His cap is $400 but he would prefer closer to $200 . . .</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Refurbish?</b> In past discussions here, I’ve seen references in the past of a good refurb provider in town. How well established are they, what’s their batting average?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">New?</b> I see:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> At Amazon:</div><div class="">*Dell Inspiron at Amazon for $205, 11.6" HD Celeron N3060,</div><div class=""> 4GB RAM32 eMMC HDD.</div><div class="">*ASUS VivoBook E203NA-YS03 $199, 11.6” Featherweight design</div><div class=""> Intel Dual-Core Celeron N3350 2.4GHz processor,</div><div class=""> 4GB DDR3 RAM, 64GB EMMC Storage, App based Windows 10 S</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">At Fry’s Electronics:</div><div class="">* HP 14-ax030nr, 14" Stream Laptop With Intel Celeron N3060 Processor,</div><div class=""> 4GB Memory, 64GB eMMC and Windows 10</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Chromebook?</b> I see Chromebooks under $250.</div><div class="">* Scrub & convert to Linux?</div><div class="">* USB ports to run a printer and external backup disk?</div><div class="">* Storage to run Libre writer + mail client + light surfing?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">He doesn’t want to entrust all his data to Google, and is happy with Linux.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Any specific suggestions would be very welcome.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks,</div><div class="">Victor</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div>---------------------------------------------------<br class="">PLUG-discuss mailing list - <a href="mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org" class="">PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org</a><br class="">To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:<br class=""><a href="http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss" class="">http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss</a></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>