6 Sep
2011
6 Sep
'11
5:44 p.m.
I second the suggestion. zareason OEMs machines that
they've vetted for Linux, they install whatever distro
and release you want, they've got low prices, and they
provide great service.
On Tue, 2011-09-06 at 11:32 -0400, Christian Einfeldt wrote:
Hi,
You might want to consider getting a notebook fro Zareason.com, which
sells only Linux computers.
On Aug 30, 2011 11:48 PM, "Atte André Jensen" <atte(a)email.dk> wrote:
Hi
My laptop was dropped, and if it's beyond repair, I need a new one
quickly. I would appreciate a few (preferrably hands-on experiences
or)
advices to this end, here are a few thoughts:
1) It should of course work as flawless with linux as possible (I
run arch)
2) I have an edirol fa66 firewire soundcard that I'm quite happy
with.
Problem is, it seems laptops with firewire are
hard to find. I could
get
an usb soundcard, but I have the feeling that
it's not gonna perform
as
well (low latency, stability) as firewire, it
that correct? Plus
it's
annoying to throw away (or sell) a perfectly
good, stable soundcard
that
suits my needs, just because of the port type...
3) I would prefer a small (<= 13") light-weight, long-battery-life
laptop.
4) I actually don't really need that much cpu power. I have a 2Ghz
dual-core intel (T7250, whatever that means) now, that's more than
enough. It's the first dual core I owned, and I had the feeling the
two
cores provides a snappier feeling, would others
agree? Besides that
I
don't need the speed I have now.
Options (I can think of):
I saw a secondhand ThinkPad X61s (dual-core 1.6Ghz, 3Gb ram, 12"
display) from a well known online shop I trust and used many times
(bought my current laptop there). There's 6 months warrenty, and my
general impression with ThinkPads is that they have good build
quality,
it's the only laptop I would consider buying
used. It has firewire
so...
Go the netbook route. I'm at a loss here, all these new processors,
both
the i-series and the atom (N-series), I have no
idea how well they
perform. I tried a few from friends, and they seem fast enough.
Anyone
here making music on a netbook? This would most
certainly mean I
would
have to get a usb soundcard, hmmm :-(
Any inputs would be greatly appreciated :-)
--
Atte
http://atte.dk http://modlys.dk
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