On Wed, Sep 04, 2024 at 05:04:33PM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > I'm trying to propose a computer lab for young wannabe coders, and I want > to use a Linux box (I prefer Debian, but I get the feeling Ubuntu is more > familiar with school systems and other institutions).
I suggest an HP stream. I got myself an 11" one for £210 about 2 years ago. I get 12+ hours from the battery. 11" screen is great for me to carry around in my ruck sack, for a student maybe a 14" one: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3419636 Other models, I do not know the difference, dig deep in the specs: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7085891 I live in the UK so prices in £ (pounds). I wiped it completely and installed Linux Mint. Works well, the only thing that needed fiddling was to get it to hibernate when I shut the lid. > All the cheap laptops in local Best Buys and other local stores have > Windows installed, and, to be fair, that's all most adults and young people > have been exposed to. Just wipe it install Linux. A few years ago I bought 2 identical laptops. At the same time I switched both on and on one let MS Windows set itself up. The other I installed Linux. The Linux one was installed & ready to work while the other was still wallying around - which I did not let it finish. I would suggest that any machine you are thinking of buying you go to the shop and boot it from a memory stick‡‡ to check that it all works under Linux. The most important thing that you might have problems with is the WiFi card. ‡‡ Booting from memory stick will not change the hard disk, ie is safe to do. -- Alain Williams Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 https://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers. Registration Information: https://www.phcomp.co.uk/Contact.html #include <std_disclaimer.h>
