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Re: Best Ultrabook for Linux?

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Post by gcb »

jodoherty wrote: post #66
btam wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you give examples or links that explain what sort of "tweaking" you're referring to?

I've added the following to my grub options (this helps a lot if you use Gnome3 like me): pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 i915.i915_enable_fbc=1 i915.lvds_downclock=1 Which makes the complete entry look like: title Arch Linux root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda5 ro pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 i915.i915_enable_fbc=1 i915.lvds_downclock=1 initrd /initramfs-linux.img I also use thinkfan to…

The ips screen has more up/down blind color spots than the cheap version.

Can't say about color quality, but I'm cursing myself for getting one since i have to move my head up/down when i have to read the very top and very bottom of the screen with a dark colored image

Re: Best Ultrabook for Linux?

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Post by drobilla »

whalesalad wrote: post #61

One thing that has always killed me in regards to non-Apple laptops is the touchpad. Everyone does it wrong. By this I mean that they're small and not very sensitive, the attempts to integrate scrolling are janky. Anyone care to comment on the current status of that? A lot of people dislike Apple but the subtle things like this are what keep me here. It's so simple to scroll and click and right click with just light…

Two-finger scrolling on both axes works well here on my Thinkpad T520, which is at least a massive improvement over edge scroll IMO, especially with limited space. Unfortunately the touchpad is quite small.

Re: Best Ultrabook for Linux?

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Post by gcb »

aeeeee wrote: post #15

Last December I bought a ASUS U31 (U31SD-A1 Intel Core i3 2310M 2.10GHz 13.3" 4GB Memory 640GB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M) and I absolutely love it. I don't know if the same model is available but I would definitely look into it if you can find it. For Linux I use Mint and you although it uses the Optimus stuff for video bumblebee works great. You don't need to run in NVidia mode to get 3D effects either I only use b…

Thanks, will look this one. My favorite machine is still an eeepc1000, but since then, all i saw from Asus was crap. hopefully they are back to decent designs

Re: Best Ultrabook for Linux?

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Post by raphinou »

whalesalad wrote: post #61

One thing that has always killed me in regards to non-Apple laptops is the touchpad. Everyone does it wrong. By this I mean that they're small and not very sensitive, the attempts to integrate scrolling are janky. Anyone care to comment on the current status of that? A lot of people dislike Apple but the subtle things like this are what keep me here. It's so simple to scroll and click and right click with just light…

But then the keyboard on Mac laptops is a hell to work with. The | character is not even represented on the keyboard, and requires the combination alt-shift-L.

Edit: this is on a non-US keyboard, belgian or french azerty layout.

Re: Best Ultrabook for Linux?

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Post by lordlarm »

I see a lot of comments here recommending a Macbook Air and I wanted to inform you, just so you are perfectly aware, that this computer does not even have an ethernet input. Perhaps not a game changer, but it gives a picture of what kind of features Apple has scraped away in order to reduce it's size.

Personally I would choose a Thinkpad, were I you.

Re: Best Ultrabook for Linux?

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Post by jebblue »

whalesalad wrote: post #61

One thing that has always killed me in regards to non-Apple laptops is the touchpad. Everyone does it wrong. By this I mean that they're small and not very sensitive, the attempts to integrate scrolling are janky. Anyone care to comment on the current status of that? A lot of people dislike Apple but the subtle things like this are what keep me here. It's so simple to scroll and click and right click with just light…

Why are you not being down voted? The OP didn't ask for you opinion of non-Apple products versus Apple products.

Re: Best Ultrabook for Linux?

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Post by carguy1983 »

raphinou wrote: post #94
whalesalad wrote: post #61

One thing that has always killed me in regards to non-Apple laptops is the touchpad. Everyone does it wrong. By this I mean that they're small and not very sensitive, the attempts to integrate scrolling are janky. Anyone care to comment on the current status of that? A lot of people dislike Apple but the subtle things like this are what keep me here. It's so simple to scroll and click and right click with just light…

But then the keyboard on Mac laptops is a hell to work with. The | character is not even represented on the keyboard, and requires the combination alt-shift-L. Edit: this is on a non-US keyboard, belgian or french azerty layout.

This is absolutely not true - I know because I'm looking at one right now. I would say Mac laptop keyboards are the best that exist. Thinkpads are the only thing that come close, and they only come close.

Re: Best Ultrabook for Linux?

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Post by Ogre »

raphinou wrote: post #94
whalesalad wrote: post #61

One thing that has always killed me in regards to non-Apple laptops is the touchpad. Everyone does it wrong. By this I mean that they're small and not very sensitive, the attempts to integrate scrolling are janky. Anyone care to comment on the current status of that? A lot of people dislike Apple but the subtle things like this are what keep me here. It's so simple to scroll and click and right click with just light…

But then the keyboard on Mac laptops is a hell to work with. The | character is not even represented on the keyboard, and requires the combination alt-shift-L. Edit: this is on a non-US keyboard, belgian or french azerty layout.

I think your character must have come across wrong, or you're referring to non-US MacBooks? | is shift-\ just like everywhere else. alt-shift-l gives me a Ò.

(This was typed on a MacBook Pro)

Re: Best Ultrabook for Linux?

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Post by raphinou »

Ogre wrote: post #98
raphinou wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But then the keyboard on Mac laptops is a hell to work with. The | character is not even represented on the keyboard, and requires the combination alt-shift-L. Edit: this is on a non-US keyboard, belgian or french azerty layout.

I think your character must have come across wrong, or you're referring to non-US MacBooks? | is shift-\ just like everywhere else. alt-shift-l gives me a Ò. (This was typed on a MacBook Pro)

It must be on Azerty keyboard then. Each time I have to work on a mac I need to ask how to type the pipe character.

Re: Best Ultrabook for Linux?

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Post by ansgri »

HackR wrote: post #70
buster wrote: post #63

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Nott sure what you mean, could it be that you are just too accustomed to the apple touchpad? I can scroll and move the pointer just fine on mine.

You wouldn't know until you've used the touchpad on an Macbook. Give it a try for 1 week. Guarantee you won't be able to go back.

Tried to switch to Apple hardware, actually. Got a lot of hate towards them. Sensitivity is good, but precision is awful. Mouse has strange dynamic, leading to irrepeatable behaviour.

I'm genuinely surprised that Apple turned me away by having lots of small details done WRONG.

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