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. 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