> On 02/01/2022 9:18 PM R. G. Newbury <newbury@mandamus.org> wrote:
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> On 2022-02-01 10:22 a.m., users-request@lists.fedoraproject.org wrote:
>   Subject: Re: Picking a new laptop
> I recommend Lenovo. I have been using Thinkpads for about 20 years.

I ended up buying what was available at the local Walmart: a Gateway laptop with 8GB that has the same footprint as my ole laptop.  This  means that I can use the same carrying bag for it, specifically a backpack that doesn't look like it  has a laptop in it.

I'm hoping to find a way to get access to the old one's hdd, as there's a lot of stuff I'd  like  to retrieve, but that's for another time...