[Cialug] New members looking for test laptop

[Derek Etnyre]

Could go the Raspberry Pi route for low cost, but necessarily a laptop:
http://www.amazon.com/RASPBERRY-MODEL-756-8308-Raspberry-Pi/dp/B009SQQF9C


Is low cost if you have a monitor with HDMI inputs, power adapter and spare mouse/keyboard.

Like how I can swap Linux distros with it by changing out flash cards.


This web site outlines http://elinux.org/RPi_Distributions

Derek

Sent from my iPad

> On Jan 24, 2014, at 1:51 PM, wdmtrader <wdmtrader at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> My son and I are new to the group so please gently correct me if this
> request is inappropriate.  We are looking for a cheap laptop to experiment
> with various Linux distros.  We would like to experiment with Ubuntu,
> Fedora, and others.  Can you please recommend where we may find something
> under $200 (free is even better)?  What specs should we be looking for
> (RAM, CPU, DVD, DVI/HDMI out, etc.)?
> 
> On a related note, is there a good resource that compares/contrast various
> distros?  What are the trade offs for choosing Ubuntu, Fedora, Mint, etc.?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Scott Burklund
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