Re: Atypical migration to Trixie
On Sat, Aug 16, 2025 at 06:41:41AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I currently have Debian 12.8 on a Dell Latitude [4GB RAM, 150GB disk] which
> I purchased as a refurbished machine years ago.
>
> The local Staples has a sale on of overstocked laptops. There is a selection
> of Lenovo [used the brand before] and HP [used their instrumentation in the
> 70's] machines. All have at least 8GB of RAM and suitably large disk
> capacity.
>
I use lots of Lenovo - but mostly Thinkpad. Do watch out for something with
small amounts of memory / inbuilt disk that is not upgradeable.
[You *can* run Trixie on 4G of memory and 128G of disk - typical of older
Chromebook-like machines where the disk is a fixed size flash disk
and not upgradeable but it's not pleasant.)
> All are capable of running Trixie.
> For the best experience what options should I favor?
> "Laptop" is the only form factor of interest.
> Screen size is not an issues as I primarily use an external 18" display
> driven by arandr.
>
> At least one machine offers a very large SSD. Potential problem(s)?
>
Define "very large" - for perspective, this machine has a 2TB NVME.
> For perspective, I rarely use more than 2/3 of my 2GB monthly data cap.
>
> After the new machine is operational I will address partitioning issues of
> my current machine and do a "from scratch" install of Trixie.
>
> Comments?
> Any questions I haven't thought to ask?
> TIA
>
Take the model numbers and go look up reviews on line / check *exactly*
what WiFi adapter, memory options are available?
Ask if you can take a Debian Live image on USB and try it, maybe - unlikely
but you won't know unless you ask.
Putting Linux on will almost certainly void warranties / care plan -
what's their best price for a laptop without included care plan? Are
they prepared to bargain prices?
All best,
Andy
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