<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(32,18,77)">My favorite lightweight DEs are:<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(32,18,77)">1) LxQT: really lightweight (system requirement is 128MB RAM) but some features are missing.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(32,18,77)">2) Mate or Xfce: Require 512MB of RAM but have all the features.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(32,18,77)">As for distros, I suggest arch or debian-unstable. They don't install anything extra (i.e. If you didn't install it, it's probably not there :) )<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(32,18,77)">Shay Gover<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 3:02 AM, Dan Yasny <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dyasny@gmail.com" target="_blank">dyasny@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I've been carrying an X1 around for a couple of years now. The battery life is great, Fedora support is great, weight and convenience is quite good, except the keyboard is a bit on the weird side when it comes to the function keys and the missing insert key, but I've learned to live with that. <div><br></div><div>The downside however is the reliability. In this time I've had the screen replaced, the keyboard replaced and the motherboard/cpu/ram/etc (it's all a single block) replaced. Each time it takes a week at the lab (I don't have the onsite warranty, and I am in Canada, so YMMV). So if you intend to use it somewhere where warranty isn't available, or if you intend to use it longer than the warranty period - stay away. It's expensive enough to be expected to last, but it's quite flimsy. </div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 6:09 PM, Michael Shiloh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michaelshiloh1010@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaelshiloh1010@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Thanks Eli,<br>
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What kind of laptop do you use?<br>
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On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 2:30 PM, E.S. Rosenberg<br>
<<a href="mailto:esr%2Blinux-il@g.jct.ac.il" target="_blank">esr+linux-il@g.jct.ac.il</a>> wrote:<br>
> Ever since getting my current laptop that weighs ~1.5kg I said I will<br>
> never get anything heavier again, it's something you can't return<br>
> from.....<br>
><br>
> Thin and light devices (like the X1 and the T460S) tend to not be very<br>
> upgradeable, it's a price you pay for thin & light... the SSD is most<br>
> likely upgradeable on any model you choose because so far soldered on<br>
> SSDs aren't all that common....<br>
><br>
> The videos on youtube clearly show that the T460S has at least one<br>
> SODIMM slot, the X1 does not seem to have it.<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
> Eliyahu - אליהו<br>
><br>
> 2016-12-26 23:37 GMT+02:00 Michael Shiloh <<a href="mailto:michaelshiloh1010@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaelshiloh1010@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
>> Hello everyone,<br>
>><br>
>> I hope everyone is enjoying a very happy Chanukah.<br>
>><br>
>> You might recall about a year ago I raised the question of a powerful<br>
>> laptop for Linux. I settled on a Thinkpad W541 and I am thrilled with<br>
>> it ... except for the weight.<br>
>><br>
>> As I travel more and don't need the power of the W541 all the time,<br>
>> I'm thinking of a lightweight laptop for daily use.<br>
>><br>
>> It's hard for me to consider anything but Thinkpads: I love the<br>
>> TrackPoint, the keyboard, the solid feel of the devices, etc. Given<br>
>> that, the top two contenders are the X1 Carbon and the T460S.<br>
>><br>
>> The X1 is about 2.6 pounds and more expensive than the T460S which<br>
>> weighs about 3 pounds.<br>
>><br>
>> Another big difference is whether the RAM and/or SSD can be upgraded<br>
>> on the X1 (I've seen equally strong claims that they can and can not).<br>
>> Some conversations insist they are soldered in, other say that perhaps<br>
>> the RAM can be upgraded by the user but is a non-standard form factor<br>
>> that can only be purchased from Lenovo.<br>
>><br>
>> I think for the extra .4 pounds I'm willing to go with the better<br>
>> price of the T460S, especially if upgrading RAM and SSD is not<br>
>> possible on the X1 (I usually purchase from Lenovo with less storage<br>
>> and upgrade on my own).<br>
>><br>
>> Any thoughts or advice?<br>
>><br>
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