new laptop

[TMG1961]

I am looking for a new laptop. Wont be buying it straight away but got a few questions.


What brands are the good or the bad as far as laptops are concerned? Which brand to stay far away from.
What about graphic cards? Are there brands that dont work with LL or that are a lot of work to get working correct?


I use my laptop for sending/receiving email, browsing websites, occasional watch a youtube video and use libre office (mostly Calc). I do a little work on photo's some time and i create my own customized rom for my nexus 6. I dont play games on it.


My budget will be  up to 450 euro

[Valtam]

All I can offer is stay away from ATI, get Intel or nVidia for graphics. Brands that have traditionally worked well with linux are Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba & HP. Lenovo's are great work horses for linux based OS's.

[TMG1961]

All I can offer is stay away from ATI, get Intel or nVidia for graphics. Brands that have traditionally worked well with linux are Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba & HP. Lenovo's are great work horses for linux based OS's.

Thanks for you anwer. Will focus on those 4 brands for now.

[N4RPS]

Hello!


ATI is owned by AMD, so if you get an AMD CPU, chances are, you're getting ATI graphics along with it. Another thing is that if you're into playing with virtual machines, Toshiba disables hardware virtualization (aka VT-x) in their home models, so keep that in mind. For some folks, that can be a deal-breaker.

Personally, I can restore my entire setup here quite quickly from a backup, so I prefer the real thing when evaluating an OS. Performance and other issues can be one thing in a VM, and something that is quite different in 'the real world'.

Lenovo sounds like a good way to go. Their ThinkPads command a premium at the place where I buy my used computers for resale. They use Intel processors (I wouldn't go any lower on the CPU than an Core i3), However, they also use AMD processors, so CHECK FIRST.

Lastly, a quick check online reveals that you should be able to get a nice Lenovo with a Core i5, 500 GB HD, and 4 GB RAM [/size]in the $450 range - which should fit within that 450-euro budget...
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[torreydale]

Your money will go further with commercial/business grade over consumer grade, especially if you're willing to get a gently used one.

[TMG1961]

THanks all for you anwers. Been checking online for used and new laptops here in The Netherlands. Haven't made my mind up yet if its going to be a 15.6 or 17.3 inch one. Ram i will go for 4GB, i can always add more if needed, my previous laptop had 4GB and never had any memory shortage.

[N4RPS]

THanks all for you anwers. Been checking online for used and new laptops here in The Netherlands. Haven't made my mind up yet if its going to be a 15.6 or 17.3 inch one. Ram i will go for 4GB, i can always add more if needed, my previous laptop had 4GB and never had any memory shortage.

Hello!

You are correct about 4 GB being plenty of RAM, but before you buy, check the specs out so you'll be sure of the maximum amount of memory it can support.

Unless you're playing games, working with CAD (Computer Aided Design), or compiling kernels and other software, in the Unix world, 4 GB is adequate...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

[TMG1961]

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THanks all for you anwers. Been checking online for used and new laptops here in The Netherlands. Haven't made my mind up yet if its going to be a 15.6 or 17.3 inch one. Ram i will go for 4GB, i can always add more if needed, my previous laptop had 4GB and never had any memory shortage.

Hello!

You are correct about 4 GB being plenty of RAM, but before you buy, check the specs out so you'll be sure of the maximum amount of memory it can support.

Unless you're playing games, working with CAD (Computer Aided Design), or compiling kernels and other software, in the Unix world, 4 GB is adequate...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

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Thanks for your reply.
I don't do any gaming or CAD on the laptop. The only thing i use it for is building my own customized nexus 6 rom. And for that 4GB is enough.

[Valtam]

When you do select a laptop, the next step is to break down the specs and check for Linux support eg.  if it were to have a Broadcom chipset.

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[TMG1961]

Seen a few that are within my budget, but most of them got Radeon R5 graphic cards, so going to check the hardware database if that works with linux lite