[Cialug] Laptop recommendation

[Dave Weis]

The only thing I hate about my x1 carbon is that it requires a dongle for
wired ethernet. There is no rj45 on it. There is a port replicator for it
but not a set it into style dock.

On Nov 4, 2016 3:15 PM, "David Champion" <dchamp1337 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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