[PLUG] Xubuntu Laptop Locks Up

[Bruce Kilpatrick]

On 01/06/2012 01:14 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Jan 2012, Aaron Burt wrote:
>
>> First guess is HDD thrashing, either due to lots of swapping, or due to no
>> swapfile (weird, but that's how it is.)
>     Now I learn that it shuts down when the cursor is moved and sometimes is
> reluctant to start right away.
>
>     Seems to be hardware. The Toshiba Satellite is a low-end machine that's
> been in heavy use (average 10 hrs/day) for about 3 years. This makes it
> reasonable to replace it with a semi-low-end Lenovo.
>
> Thanks, Aaron,
>
> Rich
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Check the consumer satisfaction with the Lenovo...I have two Ideapads 
and can't recommend them.  They run Linux well, but the board is broken 
under one of my hinges.  They are many people out there very unhappy 
with Lenovo over broken hinges and no support from the company.

Bruce