[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on PC Specialist Laptops

[Phill Whiteside]

Hi guys & gals,

with regards to laptops in general, the laptop team have done some sterling
work & they have now fully integrated into the tracker system for testing
[1]. If any of you do test any of the *buntu family on a laptop, may I ask
that you do provide a profile and thus let others know how you get along.
This information is invaluable to others who want to decide which laptop is
'plug & go' Vs 'a complete nightmare'.

Thanks,

Phill.
1. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/Laptop/Procedures

On 4 July 2012 21:40, Simon Greenwood <sfgreenwood at gmail.com> wrote:

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