$100 dollars is a LOT of money to me. I'm getting it fixed.
> I agree with Brian....I would not put any money into a 3 year old laptop
> when $100 is the incremental cost of a new laptop. Three years is a really
> long time in the laptop world.
>
> It is easy to find the issues with installing Linux on a laptop - just
> google the model number and Linux. I have found that many others have
> blazed the trail before and know where there are issues.
>
> Either recycle the old laptop or use it as a web server, router, backup
> device with attached USB drive(s), media server....the possibilities are
> endless for a small footprint, lower than desktop power requirements, and a
> built in batter backup...;)
>
> Mark
>
> On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Brian Cluff <brian@snaptek.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>> <mark@phillipsmarketing.biz <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
>>> <cryptworks@gmail.com <mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> not that i have experienced so far.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Michael Havens
>>> <bmike1@gmail.com <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
>>> <brian@snaptek.com <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, techlists@phpcoderusa.com
>>> <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,
>>> <techlists@phpcoderusa.com
>>> <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,
>>> <techlists@phpcoderusa.com
>>> <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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