[ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

[Rowan Berkeley]

On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Paula Graham <pmgazz at gmx.co.uk> wrote:

> >>> On 18 Jan 2013 07:59, "Mark Fraser" <mfraz74+ubuntu at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> Found this zoostorm laptop on ebuyer's website
> >>> http://www.ebuyer.com/411061-
> >>>
> >>>
> I've got the i3 version of the Zoostorm laptop - 12.04 installed
> perfectly except wifi chip is a bit of a pain, needs to be hunted down,
> compiled and then recompiled every time the kernel upgrades - native
> driver should be in kernel 3.8. The current driver is a tad flaky, drops
> connection irritatingly. Having said that, the chip might vary even in
> the same Zoostorm model but I've got 3 different Zoostorm laptops/PCs
> and they all installed without fuss except for the occasional wifi hassle.
>
> Overall, adore the laptop, fabulous spec for the price, keyboard is
> comfy, touchpad a bit irritating but perfectly useable, screen crisp,
> and whilst it's certainly not an ultrabook it's not unweildy either.
>
> Paula
>
> It's always the wireless interface that needs skilled attention, while
installing Ubuntu itself needs no skill at all. And as machines get down to
notebook size, more and more of them have no network cable interfaces, so
it's wireless or nothing (not to mention Bluetooth, which I haven't even
grasped the purpose of yet).
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