Laptop suggestions
Che
cheguebeara at gmail.com
Sat May 19 00:33:37 UTC 2012
The only thing close to an issue I have had with WINE is with Photoshop
and that is just releasing RAM on exit. Not a biggy though and WINE is
excellent for Bryce, Terragen etc. that always lagged the heck out of my
Windows boxes.
Besides there are not a lot of Windows programs that can't be replaced
with something superior from the Linux world.
Mark
On Fri, 2012-05-18 at 20:03 -0400, Dorian Pula wrote:
> I have a 286 laptop running micro Linux, which I installed off of a
> stack of floppies after getting bored of playing around with
> Minix. :P But true no compile time... However my Gentoo days taught
> me why compile to install everything doesn't always work that well.
> (Anyone want to compile openoffice from source?)
>
>
> Yeah... until either nvidia ships open source drivers or wayland kills
> off xorg or something else makes that problem go away then there will
> always be that risk. Glad to hear that everything works with Wine for
> you. Personally Wine has always been a crapshoot (even when using
> winetricks and what not). I have one or two programs that are just
> too buggy to use. So I end up keeping versions of Windows around,
> just in case.
>
>
> -- Dorian
>
> On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Che <cheguebeara at gmail.com> wrote:
> lol... try installing Slackware 1.1 on an IBM 486 - 18 hours
> of compile
> time...
>
> Actually, as I found out this week on a Mint 12 machine, the
> problem
> wasn't NVidia but rather xorg. A bit of a warning - if you are
> doing
> your updates and see one for xorg MAKE SURE to see what other
> changes it
> makes along with the update. One of the ones is to change the
> default
> video driver from NVidia to VESA... nasty... couldn't even
> boot into low
> rez / recovery / grub / nadas... This update came out about 2
> weeks ago
> so still floating around.
>
> I use WINE for everything Windows-ish on my machines (no MSOFT
> lives
> here!) and no problems whatsoever. In fact many WinApps run
> better on
> WINE than Windblows, esp the MSoft products... lol...
>
> Mark
>
> On Fri, 2012-05-18 at 16:50 -0400, Dorian Pula wrote:
> > Yup. Most laptops can install Ubuntu without an real issue
> nowadays.
> > (Not like back in the days... don't worry I won't reminisce
> on
> > setting up Mandrake Linux on my first real laptop in
> university.) The
> > only gotcha is that quite a few of the laptops sold now run
> Nvidia
> > Optimus and that can be fun to get running correctly. But
> for the
> > most part you should be fine with most modern laptop.
> Definitely go
> > the dual boot route, since sometimes, sometimes you might
> need Windows
> > for some reason. (Using Wine to run Windows-only apps is
> still a
> > gamble).
> >
> >
> > Personally running Kubuntu 12.04 64-bit on a Samsung RF711
> laptop and
> > quite happy with it.
> >
> >
> > -- Dorian
> >
> > On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Che <cheguebeara at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Dell had been selling 2 laptop and 2 PC models
> pre-loaded with
> > Ubuntu
> > since 8.04 but because of pressure from MSoft (I
> > understand...) they are
> > harder to find. Best to check http://linux.dell.com
> for the
> > latest
> > situation.
> >
> > I have several Dells as well as a number of HP and
> Asus
> > products and all
> > have no issues with installing Ubuntu out of the box
> > (including wifi!).
> > I am currently running 12.04 or 11.10 (with Gnome3 -
> no Unity
> > crud for
> > me thanks!) depending on which machines I have had
> the
> > opportunity to
> > upgrade yet... lol...
> >
> > Since the price of laptops has dropped in the past
> couple of
> > years and
> > there is no price saving getting a preloaded Ubuntu
> laptop
> > (Dell
> > protects MSoft pricing...) it would be simpler to
> just buy a
> > laptop with
> > Win7 on it and either wipe it clean or wubi up a
> dual boot
> > system.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > On Fri, 2012-05-18 at 16:26 -0400, Mark Ueki Mina
> wrote:
> > > Last I checked from Ars, Dell is getting ready to
> sell
> > Prepacked
> > > Ubuntu laptops.
> > >
> > >
> > > I'll find the article and some more info and I'll
> send it
> > your way.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 13:28:15 -0600
> > > > Subject: Laptop suggestions
> > > > From: thevillagegeek at gmail.com
> > > > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > >
> > > > I need to replace a problem laptop from a
> manufacturer
> > with a
> > > warranty
> > > > that isn't worth the paper.
> > > >
> > > > My requirements:
> > > > Robustness (good hinges, LCD, no bending in,
> etc.)
> > > > Linux support (any Debian-derived distro, or
> perhaps Open
> > SUSE. I
> > > have
> > > > Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit, several older *buntu
> versions)
> > > > Needs to work with: Wacom Bamboo drawing tablet,
> Huawei
> > Android
> > > phone
> > > > for tethered Internet access
> > > > Basic business productivity
> > > > Some graphics capability, but I don't need to
> run Unity or
> > do heavy
> > > 3D
> > > > or gaming)
> > > > Windows 7 as other OS (preferred, but I can make
> do
> > without the
> > > 'pleasure')
> > > > Occasional attempts at customer service.
> > > > Looks, smooks. I need it to work. Bonus points
> if it is
> > reasonably
> > > > repairable by little ol' me.
> > > >
> > > > With my current employer, I can get a 10%
> discount from
> > Dell on most
> > > > of the product line. http://dell.ca
> > > >
> > > > Lenovo has a sale on some ThinkPads that ends at
> midnight
> > tonight.
> > > > http://tinyurl.com/d6c9ynm
> > > > I'm thinking of a ThinkPad T420i
> > > >
> > > > Any experience that might be helpful? Feel free
> to email
> > me direct,
> > > as
> > > > I get the list in digest form.
> > > >
> > > > Yeah, I'm also thinking of System 76 and the
> like, but
> > this is to
> > > > replace a dual boot machine.
> > > >
> > > > Ralph
> > > >
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