I am in the market for a very basic laptop and don’t need anything high powered. It will only be used for watching movies and basic web browsing, email etc when travelling. But it must have the ability to fit an optical drive (does not have to ship with one as I have a box full of old laptop stuff). I know I could get an external optical drive, but I want the convenience of something built in, as it is something less to loose / damage. These are the specs I am looking for:
1) battery life: ideally 8 hours minimum
2) Screen size: anything considered
3) Charging: must be USB-C
4) Hard drive: Must be upgradable no need for SSD. I have many spare laptop hardrives.
5) Operating system: Will probably install Linux myself
6) RAM – Must support 8gb of RAM and ideally RAM upgradable.
1) battery life: ideally 8 hours minimum
2) Screen size: anything considered
3) Charging: must be USB-C
4) Hard drive: Must be upgradable no need for SSD. I have many spare laptop hardrives.
5) Operating system: Will probably install Linux myself
6) RAM – Must support 8gb of RAM and ideally RAM upgradable.