[lug] linux laptop search

[Jeff Iddings]

I just receieved my new Lenovo Thinkpad X230 --- and it also works out
of the box with Fedora 20 (alpha). I had to tweak the track pad setting
a bit, it was way too sensitive, but otherwise... no problems.
Everything from the Bluetooth to the finger printer reader works -- and
all devices in between.

Very please with my choice, so far. :)

Jeff

On 10/13/2013 09:07 PM, Davide Del Vento wrote:
> Thanks that's good to know. Price?
> 
> 
> On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Michael J. Hammel
> <mjhammel at graphics-muse.org <mailto:mjhammel at graphics-muse.org>> wrote:
> 
>     A followup to this discussion that I started back in September.
> 
>     I ended up ordering an Acer Aspire V5 from NewEgg.
>     It's
>     * quad core
>     * 3.1GHz
>     * Radeon 8550G w/HDMI
>     * 15.6" display
>     * 6GB memory
>     * 500GB HD
>     * 802.11 a/g/n + wired eth
>     * USB 2.0/3.0
>     * SD card reader
> 
>     Fedora 19 works out of the box on everything so far.  ATI's driver
>     supports it fine including compositing functions.  It connects fine to
>     an 802.11 n router at home.
> 
>     My big fear of secure boot was a non-issue.  You just go into BIOS on
>     first boot and disable it.  I think I Google'd how to do it - lots
>     happened since then so don't remember the details.  Then I installed
>     with a USB stick (no DVD on this one).  Works great.  Win8 never saw the
>     light of day.
> 
>     Just thought I'd pass that along.
>     --
>     Michael J. Hammel
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