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I have a Dell Inspiron 14z (mid-2013). 320GB HDD + 32GB SSD, 6GB RAM, Intel 2-core hyperthreaded i3. I got it for free when someone didn't want to go through the trouble of fixing it (Windows bootloader had gotten corrupted somehow). It was a case of more money than sense, and their son wanted a Mac anyway, so I gladly said I'd take the "piece of shit".

$12 later to replace the trackpad and I couldn't have asked for a better laptop, other than a few things. All the components work flawlessly with Linux and OpenBSD. I get around 3.5 hours battery life with tlp working its magic. The only thing I hate is the glossy screen so working anywhere slightly sunny is miserable. I don't know who thinks that's a good idea. The keyboard feels a bit too mushy, but I haven't really found _any_ laptop that feels great to type on. But the small form factor, SSD+HDD combo, good CPU, enough space for a good amount of RAM, and works with any *nix I throw on it, it's awesome.


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Looking for laptop - by Houseoftea - 29-07-2015, 12:49 PM
RE: Looking for laptop - by movq - 29-07-2015, 01:35 PM
RE: Looking for laptop - by thetornainbow - 29-07-2015, 02:04 PM
RE: Looking for laptop - by bsdkeith - 29-07-2015, 02:24 PM
RE: Looking for laptop - by wervenyt - 29-07-2015, 04:15 PM
RE: Looking for laptop - by jvarg - 29-07-2015, 04:27 PM
RE: Looking for laptop - by Houseoftea - 29-07-2015, 05:32 PM
RE: Looking for laptop - by kirby - 29-07-2015, 06:07 PM
RE: Looking for laptop - by Houseoftea - 29-07-2015, 06:24 PM
RE: Looking for laptop - by strang3quark - 31-07-2015, 10:16 AM
RE: Looking for laptop - by exp0sure - 01-08-2015, 05:09 PM
RE: Looking for laptop - by Turil - 07-09-2015, 10:17 AM
RE: Looking for laptop - by Houseoftea - 07-09-2015, 11:02 AM
RE: Looking for laptop - by zr0 - 08-09-2015, 12:34 AM
RE: Looking for laptop - by apk - 14-09-2015, 10:18 PM
RE: Looking for laptop - by dtnt - 15-09-2015, 03:00 AM
RE: Looking for laptop - by ashen - 15-09-2015, 02:07 PM
RE: Looking for laptop - by skrzyp - 15-09-2015, 09:36 PM