Sure, this here is only a Ryzen 5 5600H configuration, but with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of fast SSD storage, so plenty for everyday use and multitasking. Throw in a USB-C charger, an excellent selection of ports, and a webcam with IR, and this is unrivaled at the ~650 EUR that I paid for my unit. The construction is entirely metal, Lenovo no longer skimped on the screen and included a 16-inch 16:10 matte panel with ~100 sRGB color coverage, and internally this is built on a full-power Ryzen platform with optional Nvidia graphics, as well as a large 75 Wh battery. This is similar to the IdeaPad 5 models that I’ve tested in recent months, but also a superior design in several crucial ways.
#VUESCAN DEBIAN PRO#
I was looking to get my hands on what is over here a very good value full-size laptop, the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16, and I was able to snag one for an excellent price this Black Friday. In my view screens matter more than the latest bleeding CPU. I’m sticking with AMD processors right now on price/performance if new. Refurbished lenovo think pads go for about 1100, and new ones go for about 1600 to 2 k. It is now cheaper to get something else, so I’m on the market. The stick is now mashed into the computer and the SSD is four years old. To stop the comments: the modifications include upgrading ram, replacing the hard disk, and adding a USB wifi stick. The things that are breaking now are the battery, the wifi, and the screen. I can run almost anything on my old laptop.
#VUESCAN DEBIAN FREE#
If they won’t you want free or close to it. You generally should look around, and see what is available and if they will take it back if it does not work. I find that getting something that is refurbished or midrange (ie.
#VUESCAN DEBIAN FULL#
The largest full distros used to come as multiple DVDs.Ī three years old computer is less than ideal from the hardware point of view, but in general you want to not have the bleeding edge stuff. That is as a compressed file, usually using the old. The minimal distros are around 800kb in size, lightweight about 1.2 GB, and large ones over 4 GB. At the larger end are full distros that add a lot of default applications. More middleweight distros set up a user interface but don’t add many applications. Some are very bare bones: for instance Arch Linux and Gentoo, when installed, have no user interface at all.
#VUESCAN DEBIAN DRIVERS#
A distro adds to a kernel a series of utilities such as file formats, drivers for keyboards and screens, file managers and software. Most unix-like systems have a kernel - in Apple it is based on BSD, and in Google Chrome OS it is based on Gentoo. Linux, technically, is the Kernel of the operating system and nothing else. What I want to do is give an expanded answer.įirstly, I need to explain what a distro or distribution is. Or maybe even a post recommending a basic package for people thinking about the topic. And no rush, just when you might have some time. I may have asked you this a couple years ago but now I actually have a computer to put it on and honestly have no recollection of whether I really asked or what the answer may have been. Can you recommend a basic “Use this version” of Linux to get started and a basic “Use this program” to make the Linux box useful and navigable? I noticed “Neon” the other day which seems to be a GUI overlay (ignore my improper use of terminology please). I’ve been reading your tech posts and will be going back but a lot of it is mumbo jumbo to me as you talk about all the different things you’ve tried and used. I’m going to set up a Linux box, just to play around. Off topic but just picked up an old laptop from work (tech director let me have it because it was retired from my classroom about three years ago and no longer used). However, the main thing I want to expand on was in a comment reply. Vuescan is very good, and if you have a scanner you should use it regardless of OS. I have managed to get my brother printer and scanner working - it required using the brother drivers, then installing vuescan. Of some interest is that we are now able to do other things, which means some more photos have been processed. The situation here in Casa Kea continues to move.