Recommend laptop

[Chris Green]

On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 11:36:49AM +1000, Phil wrote:
> I know this is a frequent question, however it hasn't been asked for awhile 
> and I'm completely overwhelmed with choice. 
> 
> I've owned two ASUS laptops, both died after developing intermittent faults 
> within four years. I was given an MSI CR620 but it has now developed an 
> intermittent keyboard fault. I was also given a Toshiba A100 and this has 
> been totally reliable but it's frustratingly slow under Xubuntu. I'm not 
> sure about HP laptops. They are the cheapest of the bunch, but how long 
> will they last? 
> 
> I'm not looking for high specs. I3 or better, optical drive, bluetooth, 
> wi-fi, a screen that's easy on the eyes (this is important) and not too 
> expensive ($1000, preferably less). 
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
Yes, a refurbished Lenovo Thinkpad, excellent little laptops which run
Linux well. I've had X201 and T430, both good and very cheap.  

-- 
Chris Green