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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] Asus laptop ?
From:       Billie Walsh <bilwalsh () swbell ! net>
Date:       2017-05-26 15:15:24
Message-ID: db1fb8c0-0dca-5b6f-3bac-c6dc769bc8a3 () swbell ! net
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On 05/26/2017 09:30 AM, Anthony Youngman wrote:
> On 26/05/17 10:58, Koenraad Lelong wrote:
>> Op 23-05-17 om 12:26 schreef Koenraad Lelong:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> My daugher needs a new laptop. She is used to linux, so she wants 
>>> it  on the new laptop.
>>> One candidate is an Asus N752VX-GC084T. Anyone has experience with 
>>> it running Opensuse ?
>>> The PC has two graphical chips (NVidia Optimus ?). Does this work 
>>> with linux nowadays ?
>>>
>>> Or any recommandations ? 17" screen with decent quality, full HD, 
>>> good battery-life.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Koenraad.
>>>
>> Thanks for your replies.
>>
>> Helpfull information and more things to consider.
>>
> Bit more to consider - some laptops seem to have batteries that are 
> difficult to change. Mine just clips off and on. The original battery 
> was "6 cells" and, after about 4 years, was pretty much dead, not 
> surprisingly. I've now replaced it with a 12-cell battery pack, and 
> that gives me an 8-10hr battery life. For an old 17" laptop with a 
> rotating rust hard drive, that's a very good life. And if the battery 
> is hard to replace, well you're looking at a dead (or, at least, won't 
> work unless it's plugged in) laptop after 3 years or so if you make 
> good use of it.
>
> Cheers,
> Wol
>
A while back I bought a Dell Inspiron Duo. You have to dismantle half 
the laptop to get to it. But that's only half the battle. Dell put a 
secret chip in the battery. If that chip isn't in there the battery 
won't work. Most replacement batteries don't have this chip. So, I'm 
stuck with a notepad sized computer that will only work when plugged in. 
Kind of takes away from why I bought it in the first place.


Just something else to think about.


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