[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on PC Specialist Laptops

[Simon Greenwood]

On 5 July 2012 08:48, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
Hmm, Insight have the Thinkpad Edge 15 but that's only i3. If you use
Lenovo's selection system it gives you the IdeaPad Z580 but that's £600.

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