You could always try Red 7. Not sure they are still around, but worth looking for if they are. 

What area of the valley are you in? That will make the difference in where to go travel wise.

-Eric


> On Jun 14, 2018, at 2:58 PM, Victor Odhner <vodhner@cox.net> wrote:
> 
> A friend needs a cheap Linux laptop for light duty business work:
>   Libre Office, printing via USB connection, WIFI, email, and light browsing.
> 
> His business (piano tuning) hangs on this.
> He would like the provider to be established with a decent reputation, whether the computer is new or refurbished. 
> 
> His cap is $400 but he would prefer closer to $200 . . .
> 
> Refurbish? 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?
> 
> New? I see:
> 
>  At Amazon:
> *Dell Inspiron at Amazon for $205, 11.6" HD Celeron N3060,
>     4GB RAM32 eMMC HDD.
> *ASUS VivoBook E203NA-YS03 $199, 11.6” Featherweight design
>     Intel Dual-Core Celeron N3350 2.4GHz processor,
>     4GB DDR3 RAM, 64GB EMMC Storage, App based Windows 10 S
> 
> At Fry’s Electronics:
> * HP 14-ax030nr, 14" Stream Laptop With Intel Celeron N3060 Processor,
>     4GB Memory, 64GB eMMC and Windows 10
> 
> Chromebook? I see Chromebooks under $250.
> * Scrub & convert to Linux?
> * USB ports to run a printer and external backup disk?
> * Storage to run Libre writer + mail client + light surfing?
> 
> He doesn’t want to entrust all his data to Google, and is happy with Linux.
> 
> Any specific suggestions would be very welcome.
> 
> Thanks,
> Victor
> 
> 
> 
> 
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