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Author: Brian Cluff
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Subject: Re: memory
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
> < <mailto:mark@phillipsmarketing.biz>> 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
>     < <mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com>> wrote:

>
>         not that i have experienced so far.

>
>         On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Michael Havens
>         < <mailto: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
>             < <mailto: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, 
>                 <mailto: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,
>                             <
>                             <mailto:techlists@phpcoderusa.com>
>                             <mailto: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,
>                             <
>                             <mailto:techlists@phpcoderusa.com>
>                                      <mailto: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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