<div dir="ltr"><div>I've also had real good luck with Lenovos. I dunno anything about windows, but they seem to take Linux very well. They do tend to be on the beefy side, though.<br><br></div>-- CHS<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 9:31 AM, Beddingfield, Allen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:allen@ua.edu" target="_blank">allen@ua.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span><<a href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org" target="_blank">ale-bounces@ale.org</a>> on behalf of Narahari 'n' Savitha<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span>Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 8:19 AM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>[ale] Buying advice for Laptop ?<br>
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<div>I am in the market for a laptop. I am trying to decide between </div>
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<div>i5</div>
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<div>Brands (Lenovo, ASUS, Toshiba Acer, HP) ?</div>
<div>RAM 8GB good enough or 16GB ?</div>
<div>SSD a must or not really ?</div>
<div>if HDD 5400rpm vs 7200 rpm makes diff ?</div>
<div>Screen 15.6 inch screen.</div>
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<div>Has to run Windows (8.1 is what I get I guess )</div>
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<div>Uses: VPN to Mrs. office. Daughters projects with MS office.</div>
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