[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on the Vaio S series

[Anton Kanishchev]

Hi
Please note that I am not saying that you will have an ugly experience like
I had. I also chose the laptop because of its ips display and performance
and all the other great things that it has. I would just double check with
them along the lines of - "I have looked through the forums and found that
a lot of s series are very noisy for a laptop"... (this is true)..." could
you please confirm that of I get a laptop like that you will refund it as
it is not working normally,. Also make sure that they give you proof
((written if possible) that they will refund an overheating laptop and that
they will refund a cto model. That way you are covering yourself in the
first place against most things that can happen. I don't know, maybe the
new ivy bridge ones are better than mine was. Please note that it wasn't
just loud, it was unbearable to be next to. If you play your cards right
and mention that there is no bs of cto models being non refundable (in
terms and conditions) before you buy they are unlikely to try to play that
trick on you. But as the previous person said, Take ubuntu into the shop
and see if it works. The fingerprint reader doesn't work by the way, and
maybe the slice battery may not work, but not sure about that one.
In terms of alternatives (not a mac) you may wish to have a look at hp, and
possibly lenovo and Asus. Less known but you my find something you like. If
you are buying it for the ips panel be warned : it won't beat a decent
((600 pound) Desktop panel at all and there is a grand total of 5 laptops
with ips panels in the world at the moment, so your choice may be limited.
Hope this helped
On Jul 2, 2012 10:05 AM, "doug livesey" <biot023 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Very interesting, cheers for that.
> I'm pretty sure my next machine is *not* going to be a mac, but still want
> something really performant & cool-looking. :)
> (I'll be spending a lot of time, there, after all.)
> The S series was about the best spec non-apple laptop that I found in my
> noodling around -- although if there were any recommendations, here, I'd be
> grateful to hear 'em.
> Cheers,
>    Doug.
>
> On 1 July 2012 23:50, Simon Greenwood <sfgreenwood at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 1 July 2012 23:17, doug livesey <biot023 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi -- has anyone got Ubuntu up & running on a Sony Vaio S series?
>>> I've read a little bit that suggests there may be difficulties with the
>>> graphics drivers, which switch between two modes.
>>> Just wondered, is all -- I was fantasising about a new machine & playing
>>> with the online configurers, and the Vaio S series looks bloody lovely! :)
>>>
>>>
>> There are open source Intel HD 4000 drivers according to Phoronix, and
>> for another £100 you can have an Nvidia card that is supported through
>> Additional Drivers. You could always go to a Sony store with a Live USB ;)
>>
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