Hi guys & gals,<div><br></div><div>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'.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Phill.</div><div>1. <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/Laptop/Procedures" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/Laptop/Procedures</a><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On 4 July 2012 21:40, Simon Greenwood <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sfgreenwood@gmail.com" target="_blank">sfgreenwood@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>On 04/07/12 13:59, Colin Law wrote:<br>
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Has anyone any experience of running Ubuntu on laptops from PC<br>
Specialist [1]? I am particularly interested in the Genesys IV [2].<br>
They will supply without Windows with a reduction of £80.<br>
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I believe they are based on Clevo laptops.<br>
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Not based on, they _are_ Clevo laptops.<br>
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The first thing that leaps off the screen at me is that genesisIV has an nVidia 'Optimus' video card.<br>
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<a href="http://askubuntu.com/questions/96552/how-well-will-nvidia-optimus-cards-be-supported-in-12-04" target="_blank">http://askubuntu.com/<u></u>questions/96552/how-well-will-<u></u>nvidia-optimus-cards-be-<u></u>supported-in-12-04</a><br>
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"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."<br>
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Personally I'd avoid it and get something like a Lenovo.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>The nVidia card is an option. You can also have the Intel HD 4000, which is supported, at least by System 76.</div><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>
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