If your fixes are only $100 difference between a new laptop and fixing the old, I would just go for a new one. You will be better off for it. Brian On 10/10/2014 01:38 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > I'm happy with the laptop so I'm just going to get it fixed and save > myself around $100 . > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 1:32 PM, Mark Phillips > > wrote: > > It is a little more challenging installing Linux with the Windows 8 > secure boot, but there are lots of articles on the Internet to help > get over this annoyance. You could also buy a laptop from the Linux > laptop vendors - System 76 is one that comes to mind, and there are > several more. > > I have used a lot of Dell laptops and towers with Linux - just be > sure to check the hardware first. I am using my first System 76 > laptop now, and I am very pleased with it. > > Mark > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 11:46 AM, Stephen Partington > > wrote: > > not that i have experienced so far. > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Michael Havens > > wrote: > > if I were to get a new laptop would I have problems putting > Linux on it? > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Brian Cluff > > wrote: > > Don't get me wrong. I've only had a couple of laptops > die ever. I just don't invest anything extra in them > after a couple of years. It just makes more sense to > save your money and get another better one than it does > to pour a bunch on money into a laptop that is well past > it's prime. > > Brian > > > On 10/10/2014 10:38 AM, techlists@phpcoderusa.com > wrote: > > > > My mileage has been much better > > > > > > > On 2014-10-10 12:23, Brian Cluff wrote: > > I always figure that a laptop is good for about > 2 years. Anything you > get beyond that are bonus years, but I certainly > wouldn't put much > money/effort into repairing a laptop after the 2 > year mark. > > That being said, I usually get more than 2 years > out of my laptops, > but I baby them, so they have really easy lives, > but I still wouldn't > put much into any of them except the one that is > under 2 years old. > > Brian > > On 10/10/2014 09:42 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > > it is a 3 year old compaq. not that old! > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 9:39 AM, > > >> wrote: > > How old is the laptop and what brand? > > > > On 2014-10-10 11:35, Michael Havens wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 10:14 AM, > > >> wrote: > > My question is what is the > computer used for? Are you > using it > for your Linux from scratch > project? > > > Well.... what happened is I was > using my laptop as my main > computer > (which I have since learned is > BAD); I was running everything > through > it. Then the card reader didn't > work. No problem, I rarely > use that > feature anyways and I got a USB > Multicard Reader/Writer. Then > certain > keys started not working (and > things were progressively getting > worse). No problem, I got a USB > keyboard/mouse. Then when I > was at > the airport to go to FL I found the > internet switch didn't work. > Time > to take it to a repair shop. Well, > I can still use it for > finances > until I get it to a shop when I > return from Surfside. Then > the fan > wasn't working. Then I got back > from FL and took the computer > to a > repair shop.... SO I then took my > Linux from Scratch computer > and > turned it into my central computer. > This means I'll have to get > another computer for Linux from > Scratch and start all over with > LFS. I > told the lady at the repair shop > about the fan, the dropping > keys, and > the internet switch (forgot about > the reader). She got back > to me > yesterday and said that the fan was > working just fine and > that the > keyboard needed to be replaced. I > inquired about the internet > switch > and she said it was a part of the > keyboard. I'm now thinking > that the > card reader is a part of the > keyboard too but I don't know. > > ------------------------------____--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.____org > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to > change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/____mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > ------------------------------____--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.____org > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change > your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/____mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your > mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your > mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail > settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent > you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the > snooze button. > > Stephen > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss