[ale] OT: Linux capable laptop

Charles Shapiro hooterpincher at gmail.com
Sat Apr 19 10:38:05 EDT 2014


I've had nothin' but good times with my Lenovo T530 running Debian Slink.
It's got a Core I5 processor and an Nvidia graphics set in addition to the
standard one.  It was a little pricey but it's a really strong machine.

--  CHS


On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 11:18 AM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:

> On 04/18/2014 09:54 AM, Boris Borisov wrote:
> > I've got this over email and decided to share.
> >
> >
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acer-11-6-C7-Chromebook-2GB-16GB-Chrome-OS-C710-2856/271434720085?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item3f32c52355
>
> The C710 is NOTHING like the Acer C720.  It is more like the old, slow,
> underpowered netbooks we all remember.  The C720 CPU is like a Core i5
> from a
> few yrs ago - vt-x support and it is FAST.
>
> BTW, I think I've seen the C710s for $70, refurbished. Can't remember
> when/where.
>
> Definitely check out the CPUs on these things before purchase.  Coming
> from an
> Asus Eee 1008H, I'm extremely pleased about almost everything - except the
> FRACKING power button location!
>
>
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