On 11/03/2017 12:09 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 06:48:11AM -0700, Johnny Hughes wrote: >> On 11/02/2017 03:38 PM, Fred Smith wrote: >>> On Thu, Nov 02, 2017 at 02:09:04PM -0400, m.roth@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >>>> Yves Bellefeuille wrote: >>>>> Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Not intending to contradict (if that ends up as pain, it will be >>>>>> your pain anyway ;-) but I would go higher with specs if you intend >>>>>> to use Linux on it. Linux tends to grow its demands for resources >>>>>> pretty much exponentially (same as Windows does, only from lower >>>>>> starting point). >>>>> >>>>> On my Acer Aspire One 522 (two-core AMD C-50 1.0 GHz processor with 2 >>>>> GB of RAM), CentOS 6 is noticeably smoother than Windows 7. Windows >>>>> uses the battery more efficiently, however. >>>>> >>>> The reql question is what the o/p wants the system *for*. As I mentioned, >>>> I have my '09 HP Netbook (1101?), and I just loaded CentOS 6 i386 on it, >>>> and it runs acceptably. Now, once I switch the WM from *bleah* Gnome to >>>> KDE, or maybe something lighter, I'll be fine... but I only use it while >>>> traveling, for mail and browsing. >>>> >>>> What *are* you going to be doing with it? >>> >>> mostly portable email and browsing. if it is good enough it'll probably >>> have dev tools on it too for the uncommon occasions when I need to >>> build something. If it is good enough I may find other thiings to do >>> with it, but I have a reasonably powerful desktop also running C7, so >>> many of those "other" things are taken care of there. >>> >>> Fred >>> >> >> >> >> http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/inspiron-11-3000/spd/inspiron-11-3162-laptop >> >> I use that when i want to travel light .. with an SSD and 8gb of RAM (it >> says 4gb max, 8gb will work), I get good performance and I can do >> anything I need while traveling. Everything works with CentOS Linux 7 >> (wifi, graphics, volume buttons, touchpad, etc) > > Johnny: > how hard is it to replace RAM or SSD? and battery, too, when that time > comes. 'cause I'd want to do like you and definitely upgrade it right > away, cause that 2gig RAM and abysmal 32G storage is pathetic. > > and I'm going to guess that 1.6 Ghz processor is similar to the 1.6b Ghz > Atom I now have, but hopefully less canine-like. > > I'd be interested in the 14 inch model except it has the same wimpy specs. > so, again how much hassle (and cost) is involved in upgrading like you did? > > thanks again! OH .. mine the Insprion 11 that is a generation older than that and does not have an eMMC The memory and hard drive were easy to replace .. BUT .. that one might not be. I have not had to replace the battery. This is the one I have: https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2468360,00.asp
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