Also...the oldest working computer we have here is old System76 Starling netbook, powered by a blazing Intel Atom processor with a whopping 2GB of RAM and a 4800rpm 250GB hard drive. It was my wife's main machine until its inability to do anything useful while driving a 1920x1080 FHD monitor got in the way.

It's currently running 32-bit Debian 11. It functioned as my audio player when I didn't want to bring my personal laptop into the office. Of course, courtesy of COVIDry and retirement, it hasn't been in an office for years, still I use it for playing audio files when I want my Dell dedicating its horsepower to other things. ;)

The netbook's display resolution is 800x600, I haven't found many current GUI audio production tools that tolerate that small screen.

So, happy hunting for another machine!

On 6/26/23 07:09, David W. Jones wrote:
System76 hardware works fine with Linux, comes without Windows.

My wife's Lenovo works fine running Ubuntu. I think we paid ability $500 for it.

My Dell XPS15 works fine running Debian. My particular configuration came in at $3000 but  cheaper configurations are available.

Good luck and happy hunting!


On June 26, 2023 1:59:47 AM HST, Will Godfrey <willgodfrey@musically.me.uk> wrote:
It looks like this may be a lost cause :( I've been running this on the mains, but today forgot to switch on at the wall. The battery only lasted long enough for a brief flicker of the 'on' LED. Also I've now discovered some of the keys aren't working. Having said that, I do very much appreciate all the help you've given, and have learned a lot more about modern laptops! So, the next question is, can anyone suggest a reasonably inexpensive laptop that plays well with Linux?


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