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1) Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit
2) Acer
3) Aspire E1-571-6680, 15.6"

Intel Core i3-3110M 2.4GHz
4GB Memory 500GB HDD
Intel HD Graphics 4000

Minor issues:
Screen brightness setting won't hold after...

And I thank everyone for their input. You've all been most helpful.

skinny, ordered one of these. Should be here on Monday! Decent looking specs for the money.

I did look at those and wish I could have, pretty sweet looking systems. They were just a bit beyond my budget that I needed to set. Hopefully, I can get one in the future.

good advice

yeah tubby, i've gone through much of that list. most of those are older computers, hard to find. i don't really want a used computer, would like newer components.

Thanks Damascushead. unfortunately, Staples looks to be out. I did a quick search at Newegg, Amazon and some others. Looks like a lot of people have issues with the laptop. Does yours run better in...

I apologize codemaniac. And I've been through both of those, but I appreciate the links.

Thanks for the response skinny. What kind of battery life are you getting with that? do you get the 4 hours advertised?

I was looking over the laptops at BestBuy this evening as I need to get a new one. I've been researching several of the models I looked at and saw some that have had problems. I was just wondering if...

did you ever get this sorted out?

dave, did you ever make a decision on an Asus?

dosyoyas, how is that Samsung running? I've been thinking of getting that very model.

did you ever get your issue resolved? i was thinking about picking this laptop up myself.

ran all 3 commands and cleared out 200mb roughly. i'll keep watching over the next few days and see what happens.

thanks again guys

yeah, i know about that and have do that regularly as needed. i'll make sure i click the button.

thanks for the reply

eeePC 900a, Remix 9.10 installed, 4gb drive, 1gb memory

i'm still fairly new to Ubuntu (and Linux for that matter) and am not sure what to check for this. But here's the scoop:

Installed 9.10...

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As the subject says, it won't empty trash. I don't see any errors, just nothing happens. I did a search and tried a couple of things I've found (delete the...