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Can anyone recommend me a laptop? (reddthat.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm looking for a laptop that is very compact in size, and relatively cheap. The more internal storage the better. A detachable keyboard and touchscreen would be nice too but aren't essential.

I plan to install Linux mint on it and just use it for light tasks and file management, so it doesn't need to be too powerful.

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[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I like the Thinkpad X series. The keyboard on one of mine crapped out some years ago so I switched to using a Logitech wireless keyboard (K400) that has a usb dongle and has a built in trackpad. It works well enough that I mostly lost interest in the built in laptop keyboard. At this point I'd be happy with a screen-only Linux computer (plus the ext. keyboard), but that doesn't exist.

[–] just2look@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can get a mini computer and mount it to the VESA mounting point on the rear of a compatible monitor. Not quite screen only, but pretty close and has roughly the same footprint aside from a little extra cabling.

[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Small laptop implies wanting to run on battery power though. Multiple boxes gets clumsy.

[–] just2look@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, I misunderstood. When you said screen only, I was thinking an all-in-one, but sounds like you were meaning something more like a tablet.