Timeline for Laptop for programming/utility and getting into Linux
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| Aug 29, 2022 at 21:46 | comment | added | Pacerier | @MawgsaysreinstateMonica, rebooting is relatively painless if you don't got enough ram. | |
| Apr 16, 2021 at 9:04 | history | edited | Liiuc | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 3, 2021 at 8:24 | history | edited | Liiuc |
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| Dec 7, 2020 at 15:36 | answer | added | Techsplorer | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 2, 2020 at 9:04 | comment | added | Liiuc | thanks for the advices @Carles, I've heard about mint and actually used a little bit a year ago ;D | |
| Dec 2, 2020 at 8:11 | comment | added | Carles | Regarding the hardware, I use an old laptop (>5 years) with 8Gb RAM plus SSD drive and it works like a charm (boot time of around 8 to 10 seconds). | |
| Dec 2, 2020 at 8:08 | comment | added | Carles | I've been using Linux in my Laptop exclusively since 4 years ago and honestly, the most important thing is not the laptop but the Linux distribution you are about to use. Most distributions are made for desktops, so things like processor speed, overheating or battery life are not taken into account, also drivers for graphic cards are an issue too. You won't have issues with Intel cards, but you can have with others. After testing different distros, I've been using Linux Mint for a couple of years and it is the best I've tested so far; it has also improved a lot, so I'm quite happy with it. | |
| Nov 24, 2020 at 7:10 | comment | added | Liiuc | I know that feeling... I'm actually looking for a new power supply into those black friday deals, so my desktop pc will be fixed as soon as possible. This is why i was looking for a brand new laptop, as at home I can use my desktop, now i want to take something that i can actually use also outside my home | |
| Nov 23, 2020 at 20:29 | comment | added | Mawg | For 30+ years, I have had nothing but laptops (the first being an Intel 8286). A few times per year, I take it somewhere else, but these are so rare that every time I buy a new one, I ask myself why I don't buy a desktop, which will be cheaper, more powerful, accept larger hard-drives, more RAM ... just sayin' | |
| Nov 23, 2020 at 13:07 | comment | added | Liiuc | oh, sorry for the misunderstanding. I mean, I can of course consider a second hand laptop, but I prefer going for a brand new, as I will be holding this computer for a while . | |
| Nov 23, 2020 at 12:41 | comment | added | Mawg | Upvote for the edit. But, when I said "where", I was not talking of stores, so much as countries. E.g. would you trust a laptop from AliExpress in China? It is likely to much cheaper than a similar laptop bought in Italy, even including postage, and about 50% of everything is now made in China (probably a higher figure for tech goods). Would you consider second hand, or refurbished? These will be cheaper and refurbished will have been checked thoroughly. Just a few more things to thing about | |
| Nov 23, 2020 at 12:35 | comment | added | Liiuc | I've edited my question with my location. Regarding the stores where should I buy the laptop.... actually the one with the best price | |
| Nov 23, 2020 at 12:33 | history | edited | Liiuc | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 23, 2020 at 12:26 | comment | added | Mawg | IC IC. I was once in a similar position, but base din Europe (you might want to post your location?), so bought a laptop from Amazon Germany which only had FreeDOS installed and thus avoided the "microsoft tax" which was over $100 at that time. You might want to consider not so much which to buy but where to buy it from. Btw, black friday sales might also make "when" a dimension in your choice. | |
| Nov 23, 2020 at 10:32 | comment | added | Liiuc | I mean i still don't know wich laptop should I buy (and so install a virtual machine on it) xD | |
| Nov 23, 2020 at 7:11 | comment | added | Liiuc | yeah it was my alternative... and I think i will go for it | |
| Nov 21, 2020 at 22:36 | comment | added | Mawg |
"so i'm considering using a Dual Boot system" - I would recommend against this. Yes, the o/s will run quicker natively, but rebooting is a pain. I recommend a Virtual Machine (specifically Virtual Box). That might need more RAM, though, to run both at once (although Linux needs far less RAM than Windows).
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| Nov 17, 2020 at 8:11 | history | edited | Liiuc | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 12, 2020 at 7:15 | history | edited | Liiuc | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 10, 2020 at 7:05 | history | edited | Liiuc | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 4, 2020 at 10:06 | history | asked | Liiuc | CC BY-SA 4.0 |