Re: Debian on a Dell Latitude E7440
On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 04:03:36PM -0400, Mike McGinn wrote:
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> 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.
Thanks Mike. Unfortunately this laptop is now a two-piece system, if you know
what I mean, and it is just more trouble than it is worth to repair. Time to
move on. *sigh*
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> Mike
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