<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body 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></body></html>