<div dir="auto">Do laptop still come with a DVD? I've been using external DVD for a while now. My Dell XPS 15 and the Inspiron are doing quite well. Not had an issue with wifi chips not working with Linux in a long time.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If you plan to watch movies on the laptop, definitely go with the 15" screen. A 17" is a large handful to move around and lands in the gaming status, i.e., expensive, hot, power hog.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I matched my laptop display with my TV , both 4k, so I can cable my TV in as a second 55" monitor :-)</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 2, 2023, 8:29 PM Bob Toxen via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">All,<br>
<br>
What would be a good laptop for Linux these days?<br>
<br>
I've had good luck in the past with Lenovo and Toshiba. However, with<br>
my most recent Lenovo it was impossibly difficult to replace the battery.<br>
<br>
I'm not a gamer (or a password cracker) so I don't need lots of CPU power.<br>
<br>
I do need WiFi, good size disk (or solid state), DVD burner, and<br>
ability to watch movie DVDs, good keyboard action, and good size screen.<br>
I'll have a trackball so touchpad/touchstick not too important if it<br>
isn't in the way.<br>
<br>
All thumbs up or down greatly appreciated.<br>
<br>
THANKS!<br>
Bob<br>
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