<p>Hi,</p>
<p>You might want to consider getting a notebook fro Zareason.com, which sells only Linux computers.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Aug 30, 2011 11:48 PM, "Atte André Jensen" <<a href="mailto:atte@email.dk">atte@email.dk</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> Hi<br>> <br>> My laptop was dropped, and if it's beyond repair, I need a new one <br>
> quickly. I would appreciate a few (preferrably hands-on experiences or) <br>> advices to this end, here are a few thoughts:<br>> <br>> 1) It should of course work as flawless with linux as possible (I run arch)<br>
> <br>> 2) I have an edirol fa66 firewire soundcard that I'm quite happy with. <br>> Problem is, it seems laptops with firewire are hard to find. I could get <br>> an usb soundcard, but I have the feeling that it's not gonna perform as <br>
> well (low latency, stability) as firewire, it that correct? Plus it's <br>> annoying to throw away (or sell) a perfectly good, stable soundcard that <br>> suits my needs, just because of the port type...<br>
> <br>> 3) I would prefer a small (<= 13") light-weight, long-battery-life laptop.<br>> <br>> 4) I actually don't really need that much cpu power. I have a 2Ghz <br>> dual-core intel (T7250, whatever that means) now, that's more than <br>
> enough. It's the first dual core I owned, and I had the feeling the two <br>> cores provides a snappier feeling, would others agree? Besides that I <br>> don't need the speed I have now.<br>> <br>> Options (I can think of):<br>
> <br>> I saw a secondhand ThinkPad X61s (dual-core 1.6Ghz, 3Gb ram, 12" <br>> display) from a well known online shop I trust and used many times <br>> (bought my current laptop there). There's 6 months warrenty, and my <br>
> general impression with ThinkPads is that they have good build quality, <br>> it's the only laptop I would consider buying used. It has firewire so...<br>> <br>> Go the netbook route. I'm at a loss here, all these new processors, both <br>
> the i-series and the atom (N-series), I have no idea how well they <br>> perform. I tried a few from friends, and they seem fast enough. Anyone <br>> here making music on a netbook? This would most certainly mean I would <br>
> have to get a usb soundcard, hmmm :-(<br>> <br>> Any inputs would be greatly appreciated :-)<br>> <br>> -- <br>> Atte<br>> <br>> <a href="http://atte.dk">http://atte.dk</a> <a href="http://modlys.dk">http://modlys.dk</a><br>
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