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Author: James Dugger
Date:  
To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: laptop
You can find an older Lenovo T420 or T430 for between $200 to 500
refurbished. They are always on the compatible list for Ubuntu and other
distros

On Wed, Mar 28, 2018, 7:59 AM Michael Butash <> wrote:

> The one Stephen mentioned, the 2017 Dell Latitude E7240 Flagship Business
> Laptop.
>
> -mb
>
> On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 4:57 AM, Michael <> wrote:
>
>> which one Michael?
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 1:15 AM, Michael Butash <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I second dell, this one in particular as it was my daily driver for work
>>> for a good 3-4 years. It recently got replaced with an xps15.
>>>
>>> -mb
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 11:08 PM, Stephen Partington <
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> For example.
>>>>
>>>> 2017 Dell Latitude E7240 Flagship Business Laptop, 12.5” Full HD
>>>> Touchscreen, Intel Core i7-4600U, 8GB DDR3L RAM, 512GB SSD, Webcam, Windows
>>>> 10 Professional (Certified Refurbished)
>>>> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076HF6BQ1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_E8DUAb6778S0R
>>>>
>>>> This device will run Linux beautifully. And it's pretty easy to work on
>>>> to bump ram.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Mar 26, 2018, 10:57 PM Stephen Partington <>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Amazon refurbished or even Costco are Weirdly good finds.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Mar 26, 2018, 10:56 PM Herminio Hernandez Jr. <
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> ThinkPads run Linux great. You can find some on Craigslist for decent
>>>>>> prices.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mar 26, 2018, at 6:34 PM, Andrew McRobb <>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thinkpads I hear run Linux very well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 6:14 PM kevin <> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a run of the mill i5 based HP we purchased at Costgo for
>>>>>>> under $500. Runs Archlinux just fine. Completely took the Windows off it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kevin
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note8, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -------- Original message --------
>>>>>>> From: Michael <>
>>>>>>> Date: 3/26/18 7:10 PM (GMT-07:00)
>>>>>>> To: PLUG <>
>>>>>>> Subject: laptop
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> which laptop runs linux well? I can not afford a 800 dollar system
>>>>>>> 76 computer. i am willing to spend 5-600 dollars. preferably less. i just
>>>>>>> need to be able to run darktable and video editing software.
>>>>>>>
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