Are any of these relevant to use as a Linux machine?
Please respond. I am not linking. I am not selling anything. I am not spamming. I am not scamming. These are on Woot. I am a beginner/novice. Jeff banned and blocked me on telegram for asking this same info.
Why?! Questions abound for me. I don’t know tech. I plug and play with a ChromeBook.
I asked Jeff to unblock me. I’m very confused why asking about hardware and posting screenshots with no link gets a block and ban.
What minimum specs and ideal specs should I be searching for? Very slim budget. But I’m asking so I can jump when something becomes available and I have the funds ready to go.
Previous I asked about Android. I was directed to a pixel 4. I found one. Fair price but realized I need the XL.
Any suggestions or advice or guidance is appreciated.
Shamash Warrior.
Also. For the hard drive style ones posted I already have a monitor. I do prefer a laptop for mobility but rt now I just need to know what hardware is legitimate.
GB of RAM
Processor: i3, i5, i7?
Hard drive Storage size
Is refurbished ok? More concerned about internals and guts than dings and dents.
I’ll assume the installed software doesn’t matter …?
What else?
Hey @ShamashWarrior!
Any system that has 8GB of RAM will do the trick. The more, however, the merrier. Also, make sure that the system has an SSD, as the speed difference will be gigantic!
Last, but not least, ensure that the system has an Ethernet port, or at least get an Ethernet-to-USB adapter, in case the WiFi doesn’t work out of the box. At least you’ll have Internet access to install the necessary modules, if needed.
I put Mint Cinnamon 20 on my Wife’s old 2004 “Acer” … that came with 2Gb … and she bought with windoze vista installed … all she does is use it as a typewriter for her website … but she loves it and I call it her “Lean Mean Bible Studying Machine” …Bottom line here is older low powered machines really work great with Linux … cause … no ms bloat-ware … there are no un-needed programs running in the background hovering up what you are doing and sending it off to data miners… Merry Christmas by the way… and have a great New Year running Linux… once you start you’ll never look back !
Vasileios. Thanks so much for this response. I am finally beginning to look at a purchase to join Jeff’s course.
I assume the same 8gb min applies?
Can I ask a favor: I think I was mistakenly blocked from the telegram jeffpro chat like a year ago bc. I posted a bunch of screenshots asking what to buy and I think it was mistaken as spam. Can you ask Jeff to unblock me so I can engage?
I am under the same name on telegram .
I’d be grateful .just a normal guy seeking to engage with Linux…nothing to sell.
