Hi,
I’m looking for a laptop in the $200 - $400 mark (can be second hand) that has reasonable support for linux and also has a touchscreen.
Touchscreen will be mainly for scrolling.
I’m happy to do some stunts to get linux installed but I’m looking for something that supports it reasonable well.
Thanks for any suggestions!
At the moment looking at a Dell Venue 11 Pro (7130). Anyone has any experience running linux on it?
I have a more expensive linux laptop with a touchscreen, but I think it does make the battery life take a big hit, unlike android. If I were to go for a touchscreen device, i might go with the lenovo chromebook duet. Cheap chromebook, great battery life, runs android apps, and you can install a linux subsystem.
+1 to a Chromebook with the Linux VM. I don’t know why Chromebooks are so cheap when some of the hardware can be really premium. I got my HP Chromebook X2 2-3 years ago on sale for $330, it’s a beautiful machine with a better screen than laptops 3X the cost.
A lot of the reason that you can get a Chromebook for around 100$ is that they don’t have to pay for a windows licence like other manufacturers.
Also, Chromebooks have low profit margines so the price is even lower. They mostly survive on schools and small businesses buying Chromebooks.
This has been my experience as well and why I’ve just decided to wait on touchscreens for my lappies. Luckily I don’t have any particular need for one.
