[sf-lug] my new enormous laptop

[Samir Faci]

I bought a 17" laptop from them a year or 2 ago and haven't had much
luck with them.  I've been having
a lot of troubles with it.  I hope you have better luck.

I need to go drop it off again for maintenance when I have some free time.



On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 6:20 PM, jim <jim at systemateka.com> wrote:
>
>     I just got a 14" computer from Zareason. I've
> been using a 10" for the last couple of years.
>     This new one is huge! It's also 64 bits, which
> was a surprise to me--Tony (at Zareason) says
> 64-bit Linux is fine these days, and if I want
> some old nostalgic 32-bit software, I just download
> the 32-bit libs and then the software.
>
>     It's got Ubuntu 12.04.3 on it. The keyboard and
> touchpad are much nicer--there's no sticky stuff on
> them.
>     It's got 8 GB RAM and 120GB SSD (about 100 GB of
> available storage.
>     It doesn't have Evolution, which I've been using
> for the last nearly 10 years. I'm debating whether
> to use Thunderbird instead, for a change (trouble is,
> I don't know anything to be able to debate the two) .
>
>     God, it's enormously big and has buttons and
> stuff on it that even the kids at Zareason didn't
> know completely. Zareason's web site calls it "Alto
> 4335"; there's no info as to the manufacturer.
>     On the bottom it's got a bunch of Chinese
> characters and "AQ12" and "EJORD000110 ST" after a
> bar code.
>     I'm glad I didn't buy a 15" job. I think I like
> it; I'll know after I wrestle with 12.04.*; good
> thing it's got an /etc/ directory.
>     I'm taking it to the SF-LUG meeting tonight.
>
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Samir Faci
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