Thanks again for all the helpful input in response to my recent question: "What is your advice to update my system?" After much research, I finally decided that, for my needs, the best option was a used T420 Thinkpad. I've had excellent results with IBM Thinkpads and never had one fail. Now they are all Lenovo, of course; and I found one from a private party on Craigslist for $200 that looks absolutely brand new, like it has never been used, and with 8-Gb RAM. Lots of them on ebay for as little as $99 with no OS and priced all over the map up to $500 and even more. Now just need to flush the 500-gig hard drive and install Linux Mint and I should be good to go for the next 5 years or longer. --------------------------------------------------- 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