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Re: New Dell Latitude for linux

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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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