not that i have experienced so far.
On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Michael Havens <
bmike1@gmail.com> 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 <brian@snaptek.com> 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, <techlists@phpcoderusa.com
>>>>> <mailto:techlists@phpcoderusa.com>> 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, <techlists@phpcoderusa.com
>>>>> <mailto:techlists@phpcoderusa.com>> 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.
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