[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on PC Specialist Laptops

[Simon Greenwood]

On 4 July 2012 21:24, Alan Pope <alan.pope at canonical.com> wrote:

> On 04/07/12 13:59, Colin Law wrote:
>
>> Has anyone any experience of running Ubuntu on laptops from PC
>> Specialist [1]?  I am particularly interested in the Genesys IV [2].
>> They will supply without Windows with a reduction of £80.
>>
>> I believe they are based on Clevo laptops.
>>
>>
> Not based on, they _are_ Clevo laptops.
>
> The first thing that leaps off the screen at me is that genesisIV has an
> nVidia 'Optimus' video card.
>
> http://askubuntu.com/**questions/96552/how-well-will-**
> nvidia-optimus-cards-be-**supported-in-12-04<http://askubuntu.com/questions/96552/how-well-will-nvidia-optimus-cards-be-supported-in-12-04>
>
> "nVidia's official position is that they have no plans to support Optimus
> on Linux - our graphics stack is engineered with an assumption that only
> one card is driving a given display, and it's not easy to work around."
>
> Personally I'd avoid it and get something like a Lenovo.
>
>
The nVidia card is an option. You can also have the Intel HD 4000, which is
supported, at least by System 76.

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