[Cialug] Laptop recommendation

[David Champion]

I've seen the Lenovo X1 Carbon for sale as a factory refirb for about $430
(there was one on woot today but it's sold out now), which is a great deal
for a very nice ultrabook, they're really thin and sleek.

I have a couple year old Lenovo X230, upgraded to a 500gb SSD recently. I
like it a lot, it's very rugged, but it's a bit chunky for an ultrabook.
You can find those for less than $250. One reason I wanted that model is
because it has a docking station option.

-dc

On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 1:24 PM, Dave Weis <djweis at sjdjweis.com> wrote:

> Take a look at
> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12852293
>
> The Lenovo T series and the Dell XPS seem to be the main ones.
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 1:18 PM, Daniel A. Ramaley <
> daniel.ramaley at drake.edu>
> wrote:
>
> > What laptops are good these days for running Linux? I care more about
> > reliability and open source drivers than i do about flashiness or gaming
> > features. I wouldn't want a touchscreen, fingerprint scanner, or some of
> > the other gimmicks that some laptops come with. I would need it to have
> > virtualization extensions on the CPU. And would want a trackpad that's
> > comparable in quality to what comes with Apple hardware. Any suggestions?
> >
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