Laptop Recommendations

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On 2014-08-12 19:25, Mark Phillips wrote:
> Does anyone use an Dell XPS15 or M3800 laptop? I am looking at these
> two models, or perhaps the developer edition with Ubuntu
> pre-installed. I have read that these machines get really hot...to the
> point of the machine crashing. Just wondering about anyone's personal
> experience.
> 
> Also, any recommendations for other brands? I am looking for a core
> i7, at least 8 GB or RAM, and a large SSD to run Debian. Many of the
> "native linux" machines are huge and thick....I liked these two Dell
> models as they have a sleeker design and don't weigh 10 lbs. 
> 

That is a lot of machine.  Are you doing something that needs that much 
power and RAM?

I watch the ads when looking because I do not need to upgrade right 
away.  I just bought an Dell laptop on sale for $399+tax.  i3-4030u / 
4GB DDS3 RAM.  Was easy to add MINT and the savings was great.  Does not 
seem to heat and I expect it will last well over 6 years.  I think 10+ 
is realistic.

Walmart had the exact laptop on display Saturday for $399 and it had a 
1tb drive.  Mine came with a 500GB drive.

Unless you need a lot of power one of these would be a great Linux 
laptop.


> Any thoughts on whether to have a small SSD for the OS and a companion
> hard drive for data, or just blow a wad on a huge SSD (1 TB) for both
> OS and data?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mark
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