new to the forum

[ceecee]

hey i am new to the forum and thinking about getting myself a linux laptop but not sure if they are for me. any tips from users?

[T_Nut]

Hi ceecee
Welcome to the forum. It depends on what you would like the LLL to do for you.
Many Thanks
Andrew

[Freddie]

I have both a CnM (bought cheap on eBay) and an Acer Aspire. Both have solid state memory which makes them really rugged and ideal for travelling (especially on buses!)

The Acer startup time is 15 secs - beats Windows hands down!

WiFi on both is good.

Mobile broadband with a Vodafone dongle is great on the CnM - ideal for email on the hoof. But the Acer won't work with it.

Sadly both have the same problem - they cannot handle even moderate speed typing without the cursor leaping back to some previous place and screwing everything up. Looks very much like incorrect coding of an interrupt handler - like novice programmers used to do back in the 60's.

The browsers on neither machine can handle scripts very well and are inclined to 'hang'

But I love them both and my CnM (and dongle) goes with me everywhere.

This forum has been fantastic. The Acer forum is totally hopeless.

I hope that helps.