[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on PC Specialist Laptops

[Colin Law]

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
>
> "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.

I was not going to get the nVidia card, which is optional.  I was
going for the integrated Intel HD graphics.

As for Lenovo I attempted to use their website to find a laptop with
the following spec
15.6" screen
i5 processor
4GB Ram
500GB disc
but completely failed, their website is rubbish.

Colin