Suggested: 4 Gig of RAM is best, if you go with a notebook make sure the ATOM chip will do hardware virtualization[1]. I mention a notebook because long battery life and small size will be appreciated by your daughter. and it is more likely to survive than a full size laptop. don't worry about processor speed - anything over 1ghz is enough for linux [1] http://ark.intel.com/products/family/29035 Happy New Year All!! On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 7:14 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: > My daughter needs a "new" laptop for high school. It needs to run Debian or > Ubunrtu and have enough horsepower to run Windows XP in VMware Player for > iTunes. A refurbished machine is OK. I am mostly interested in what you > would recommend as minimum hardware specs (processor 7 RAM) for this > configuration. Also, if you have another suggestion for running Linux and > iTunes, I am all ears! ;) > > Thanks! > > Mark > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss