Advice on lightweight laptops for Linux (of course)

[Shay Gover]

My favorite lightweight DEs are:
1) LxQT: really lightweight (system requirement is 128MB RAM) but some
features are missing.
2) Mate or Xfce: Require 512MB of RAM but have all the features.

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 :) )

Shay Gover

On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 3:02 AM, Dan Yasny <dyasny at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 6:09 PM, Michael Shiloh <
> michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Eli,
>>
>> What kind of laptop do you use?
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 2:30 PM, E.S. Rosenberg
>> <esr+linux-il at g.jct.ac.il> wrote:
>> > Ever since getting my current laptop that weighs ~1.5kg I said I will
>> > never get anything heavier again, it's something you can't return
>> > from.....
>> >
>> > Thin and light devices (like the X1 and the T460S) tend to not be very
>> > upgradeable, it's a price you pay for thin & light... the SSD is most
>> > likely upgradeable on any model you choose because so far soldered on
>> > SSDs aren't all that common....
>> >
>> > The videos on youtube clearly show that the T460S has at least one
>> > SODIMM slot, the X1 does not seem to have it.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Eliyahu - אליהו
>> >
>> > 2016-12-26 23:37 GMT+02:00 Michael Shiloh <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com
>> >:
>> >> Hello everyone,
>> >>
>> >> I hope everyone is enjoying a very happy Chanukah.
>> >>
>> >> You might recall about a year ago I raised the question of a powerful
>> >> laptop for Linux. I settled on a Thinkpad W541 and I am thrilled with
>> >> it ... except for the weight.
>> >>
>> >> As I travel more and don't need the power of the W541 all the time,
>> >> I'm thinking of a lightweight laptop for daily use.
>> >>
>> >> It's hard for me to consider anything but Thinkpads: I love the
>> >> TrackPoint, the keyboard, the solid feel of the devices, etc. Given
>> >> that, the top two contenders are the X1 Carbon and the T460S.
>> >>
>> >> The X1 is about 2.6 pounds and more expensive than the T460S which
>> >> weighs about 3 pounds.
>> >>
>> >> Another big difference is whether the RAM and/or SSD can be upgraded
>> >> on the X1 (I've seen equally strong claims that they can and can not).
>> >> Some conversations insist they are soldered in, other say that perhaps
>> >> the RAM can be upgraded by the user but is a non-standard form factor
>> >> that can only be purchased from Lenovo.
>> >>
>> >> I think for the extra .4 pounds I'm willing to go with the better
>> >> price of the T460S, especially if upgrading RAM and SSD is not
>> >> possible on the X1 (I usually purchase from Lenovo with less storage
>> >> and upgrade on my own).
>> >>
>> >> Any thoughts or advice?
>> >>
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