[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on the Vaio S series

[Simon Greenwood]

On Jul 2, 2012 9:05 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 ;)
>>
>>
As I've related before, I got a System 76 machine which are pretty good
value before the delivery from the US and customs costs. They're sold in
this country under the Clevo brand - pcspecialist.co.uk sell them, and they
are very configurable. Not exactly Ultrabooks but decent machines and will
support Ubuntu as is, possibly with the System76 drivers, although I
recently upgraded mine from 11.10 to 12.04 and it seemed to be fine without
them.

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