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[Michael Havens]

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 at 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 at 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 at phpcoderusa.com
>>>> <mailto:techlists at 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 at phpcoderusa.com
>>>>         <mailto:techlists at 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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