[Discuss] Notebook Recommendations?

[Robert Krawitz]

On Sun, 01 May 2016 17:46:34 -0400, Kent Borg wrote:
> I was attacked by a Murphy bed this last weekend. (Some strong springs involved…) It did not manage to kill me, the left side of my head, my left hand, and my left thigh shared the blow, so I will be fine. However, my old Lenovo notebook that I was reaching for didn't do so well, seems to still work, but the case is getting pretty fragmented. Time for a new computer.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> I think I swallow hard and get a new thin one, which means SSD, but one with mSATA, so I can choose my own SSD, replace it later, start with the one in my mortally wounded Lenovo, etc.
>
> So I think my wish-list is:
>
> - works with Linux
> - mSATA
> - Intel graphics (they work better with Linux, right?)
> - nice machine, doesn't have to be crazy fast
> - portable, no 17" display
> - inexpensive
>
> I think the mSATA bit is the hard part.

Are you willing to consider used?
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