There is something I can't understand. They couldn't produce a really necessary Ubuntu laptop and they think they will be able to create a phone that doubles as netbook. They are deluded. I'll soon have to buy a new laptop. I really would like to buy an "Ubuntu Air" laptop, if it existed. But it doesn't. Those that wan't to buy an Ubuntu laptop (or any other linux laptop) must study all the components of the computer…
Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
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Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#22There is something I can't understand. They couldn't produce a really necessary Ubuntu laptop and they think they will be able to create a phone that doubles as netbook. They are deluded. I'll soon have to buy a new laptop. I really would like to buy an "Ubuntu Air" laptop, if it existed. But it doesn't. Those that wan't to buy an Ubuntu laptop (or any other linux laptop) must study all the components of the computer…
sigh Not this FUD again. Ubuntu will work well on pretty much any single-graphics Ultrabook currently on the market. Can we leave the wifi problems complaints in previous decade where they belong?
> Ubuntu will work well on pretty much any single-graphics Ultrabook
I have a dell vostro 3360 which I bought thinking that everything would be ubuntu-fine... Not an ultrabook, but similar hardware.
It turns out that on on stock ubuntu, even for light tasks, the fan runs overtime. This is not a problem on the manufacturer provided Windows 7.
Dell provides Linux drivers to control the fan speed... but they do not work very well even after a fair amount of tweaking (there's a settings file which determines when the fan is supposed to switch on). To me, this is one of the most annoying problems that a machine can have.
Manufacturer support of operating systems matters.
Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#23There is something I can't understand. They couldn't produce a really necessary Ubuntu laptop and they think they will be able to create a phone that doubles as netbook. They are deluded. I'll soon have to buy a new laptop. I really would like to buy an "Ubuntu Air" laptop, if it existed. But it doesn't. Those that wan't to buy an Ubuntu laptop (or any other linux laptop) must study all the components of the computer…
check out the Lenovo X1 Carbon
Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#24There is something I can't understand. They couldn't produce a really necessary Ubuntu laptop and they think they will be able to create a phone that doubles as netbook. They are deluded. I'll soon have to buy a new laptop. I really would like to buy an "Ubuntu Air" laptop, if it existed. But it doesn't. Those that wan't to buy an Ubuntu laptop (or any other linux laptop) must study all the components of the computer…
sigh Not this FUD again. Ubuntu will work well on pretty much any single-graphics Ultrabook currently on the market. Can we leave the wifi problems complaints in previous decade where they belong?
Yeah, this is not FUD. I have a thinkpad edge running Ubuntu (and I tried a few other distros). Both the Broadcom wifi and the AMD graphics are very wonky. Broadcom worked, but a kernel upgrade broke it. AMD driver works, kind of, but not when I plug in an external screen.
I had it fail on me during a presentation I was giving. Next time I'll use my macbook, just to be safe. Obviously I don't blame Ubuntu. I blame myself for not buying a laptop with Ubuntu support.
Next time I'll buy System 76.
Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#25There is something I can't understand. They couldn't produce a really necessary Ubuntu laptop and they think they will be able to create a phone that doubles as netbook. They are deluded. I'll soon have to buy a new laptop. I really would like to buy an "Ubuntu Air" laptop, if it existed. But it doesn't. Those that wan't to buy an Ubuntu laptop (or any other linux laptop) must study all the components of the computer…
sigh Not this FUD again. Ubuntu will work well on pretty much any single-graphics Ultrabook currently on the market. Can we leave the wifi problems complaints in previous decade where they belong?
Yeah, you can definitely get Linux running on pretty much whatever. But the point would be for Ubuntu to provide something that requires absolutely no fiddling, and where everything is nicely tuned and tested, and hey, maybe with some really kick-ass hardware at that.
I'm in the market for such a machine, and it's driving me absolutely batty.
* The Dell XPS 13 is the front runner, but I would prefer a larger screen. I stare at it all day, so that's more important than having something super portable. Also, compared to my current 1900x1200 screen, I'd be taking a pixel hit going to 1900x1080. Because some morons decided that watching movies was more important than doing actual work with computers. Also, the Wired review does mention Wi-Fi problems with the machine, which are not Linux specific, but probably due to the construction. http://www.wired.com/reviews/2013/07/dell-xps-linux/
* The Chromebook Pixel. Now this is a screen! I love it! The whole package looks pretty nice, although it's maybe a tad underpowered in terms of CPU and memory - I'd spend a bit more to get something I'm going to be comfortable with for the next few years. The killer though: 32 gigs of storage! NOT OK. Yeah, it comes with 'Google Drive' cloud stuff, but that doesn't cut it for me. I don't use a lot of disk - my current machine only has 100 gigs used up, so I'd probably be able to get by with a 128 gig SSD, but 32?! Sorry. Also, I'm a bit worried about support for the machine: Dell's has, for me, been pretty good in the past. I'm not sure I trust Google as much.
* There's a new Samsung that's supposed to come out with a high res screen soon: http://www.samsung.com/global/ativ/ativbook9plus.html - it looks pretty good, but once again, 13 inches... not sure I'd be happy with that, and I'm not sure it'll be out in time for me to get it during my trip to the US:-/
Sure, I can get an external screen, but that means I have a completely different screen environment depending if I'm at home, at work, or somewhere else.
Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#26If the phones had more realistic specs, meaning they got the price down to $500 or so, and ran the campaign for 60 days instead of 30 they probably would have succeeded. The phones they were competing with had 1gb and 2gb of RAM, yet the Ubuntu Edge was given 4gb. Really? What happened to launching a modest product, and after gaining traction improving it? PLUS they should have warned people and starting advertising…
It's easy to boost with specs when the competing products can be bought right now while your product exists only on a drawing board.
Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#27"Since the campaign didn't meet its funding requirement, refunds will be processed to backers within five business days, Canonical said." Do you think Indiegogo made interest on that 12 million dollars over the past month? If so, how much?
I thought it was just an authorisation on the card, I didn't think they took the actual money?
Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#28There is something I can't understand. They couldn't produce a really necessary Ubuntu laptop and they think they will be able to create a phone that doubles as netbook. They are deluded. I'll soon have to buy a new laptop. I really would like to buy an "Ubuntu Air" laptop, if it existed. But it doesn't. Those that wan't to buy an Ubuntu laptop (or any other linux laptop) must study all the components of the computer…
sigh Not this FUD again. Ubuntu will work well on pretty much any single-graphics Ultrabook currently on the market. Can we leave the wifi problems complaints in previous decade where they belong?
When you have figured out Intel 4965 on the current kernel please report how you did it. The same that works on Windows.
Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#29There is something I can't understand. They couldn't produce a really necessary Ubuntu laptop and they think they will be able to create a phone that doubles as netbook. They are deluded. I'll soon have to buy a new laptop. I really would like to buy an "Ubuntu Air" laptop, if it existed. But it doesn't. Those that wan't to buy an Ubuntu laptop (or any other linux laptop) must study all the components of the computer…
https://www.system76.com/laptops/model/galu1 No?
It's heavier than Air - 1.72 kg (3.8 lbs) vs 1.35 kg for 13-inch Air. Every gram counts when inside a backpack.
Re: Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_king_is_dead,_long_live_the... !
I think sometimes people don't realize that the two instances of "king" in the saying refer to different people. They therefore assume that "long live the king" is an idiom for "RIP the king" or similar. The Lion King probably didn't help matters with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctJ9jZ-_fFc
Taken that way, it is very strange for people to wish a long life to the king who just died.