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| From | Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | uk.comp.os.linux, comp.os.linux.misc, uk.d-i-y |
| Subject | Re: New Dell Latitude for linux |
| Date | 2014-09-02 21:52 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <89nhdb-6sh.ln1@squidward.local.dionic.net> (permalink) |
| References | <j4chdb-ccb.ln1@squidward.local.dionic.net> <lu58t4$4r3$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
On 02/09/14 21:21, chris wrote: >> >> Dell E7740, i5-4310U with Intel HD 4400 Haswell graphics with >> 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WIFI > > I can't find this one. Do you mean E7440? Yes, sorry. Spazzy typing... >> >> And does anyone know if the 256GB SSD MiniCard disk option is any >> good?[1] >> >> Any random thoughts? :) >> >> BTW - Lenovo have stopped offering a "build your own" custom buy and the >> T series trackpads have gone down the pan according to reviews. So no >> more Lenovo. >> >> Why Dell? Well I can get a decent academic discount as Dell supply my >> uni. And I quite like SWMBOs E6420 - at least it's form factor. > > I really wouldn't go with a Dell. Or at least make sure you get a > support package. Some at work have them and they do break down... Luckily the 5 years next day on site costs very little on an academic purchase... Every laptop I've ever owned had some sort of problem in 5 years. HP - the hinges broke. Lenovo fan is dying and the touchpad covering fell off. > Having said that, why not try the Dell XPS 13 with Ubuntu pre-installed: > http://www.dell.com/uk/business/p/xps-13-9333/pd?oc=sbnb2328&model_id=xps-13-9333 > > > It's a very high quality screen and nice and light without compromising > on performance. It does tick a lot of the boxes. Unfortunately it seems to have no touchpad buttons (not real ones anyway). Sorry - I could not list every detail, but I use the TP heavily and like 2 or 3 real buttons. In act I always disable "soft click" as it always misfires when I use TPs. But I am impressed by the screen specs. How do you find the TP? >> ==== >> >> Basically, my old Lenovo T410i is giving up slowly. My "absolutes" are: >> >> 1 - 8-16GB RAM > > I'd go with as much as you can get. > >> 2 - Medium CPU (i7 seems not much better than i5) >> 3 - Graphics that x.org can manage 3D for (eg GoogleEarth) plus VMware >> player needs to manage 3D support for guests. > > I'd go with Intel, Radeon are often hard to configure. I still can't get > accelerated 3D to work on my desktop. +anotherone for Intel... >> 4 - 500GB "spinning rust" HDD PLUS >> 256GB (ish) SDD for OS+home+VMWare-disks > > How are you going to get two disks in the above laptops? Mediabay adaptor - like I did with the Lenovo. I never use the DVD so that gets pulled out. >> 5 - 802.11ac (I am going "ac" at home) >> >> 6 - 14-15 inch and vert res of 900 min. No smaller screen size and no >> bigger as it makes me unpopular on the train! >> >> Works with linux >> HDMI second screen > > Not a problem. +1 >> ==== >> >> The only official Dell way to get the HDD options is an internal SSD >> MiniCard and a media bay mounted 500GB HDD >> >> Personally I'd prefer to get a 500GB internal spinning HDD and buy a >> generic mediabay adaptor (NewModus prob - cannot find a Dell part) and >> stick a SanDisk Extreme II in as I know and trust these. > > HDDs are getting rarer in laptops now. I wouldn't go back to HDDs - the > performance improvement you get with SSDs is a big bonus. It's still cost - I need 750GB but 500GB can be slow - hence the dual disk approach. Thanks for the ideas!
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New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-02 18:42 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2014-09-02 19:03 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux ray carter <ray@zianet.com> - 2014-09-02 19:22 +0000
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-02 21:04 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2014-09-03 09:00 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-03 10:19 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2014-09-02 15:09 -0500
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Adrian C <email@here.invalid> - 2014-09-02 21:20 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-02 21:37 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2014-09-03 03:01 +0000
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-03 08:35 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2014-09-02 21:21 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-02 21:52 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2014-09-03 08:57 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-03 10:17 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-03 17:27 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2014-09-04 12:58 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-04 13:04 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux tony sayer <tony@bancom.co.uk> - 2014-09-03 08:36 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-09-03 08:46 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux tony sayer <tony@bancom.co.uk> - 2014-09-03 12:13 +0100
Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2014-09-03 12:35 +0100
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