On Thursday, March 20, 2014 15:28:32 Craig L. wrote: > Hello list, > > Sadly, my 11 year-old Toshiba laptop has become physically unusable*, and > I will be receiving a new laptop at work. We are looking at the Dell E7440, > and my initial look tells me I will be getting something that should run a > pure Debian main installation, but I figured I would ask to be safe. > > > Thanks, Craig > > *Hinges broken beyond repair. 11 years old with just 512MB of RAM, but > still running Wheezy with an XFCE desktop just fine! Case is cracked, > battery lasts about ten minutes, touchpad is dead, and the screen has > several scuffs. Still, it is a shame to see it go.
When the hinges went on my Toshiba I was able to attach a small piece of metal to the back to hold the screen up. Got another two years out of it. Mike -- Mike McGinn KD2CNU Ex Uno Plurima No electrons were harmed in sending this message, some were inconvenienced. ** Registered Linux User 377849 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201403201603.36721.mikemcg...@mcginnweb.net
