On Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 2:14:36 AM UTC-5, Dave C wrote: > I'm looking to upgrade my laptop and get something suitable for Qubes 4. A > search for laptops with large RAM led me to Eluktronics brand. It gets good > ratings on amazon, but I have not seen it mentioned here. > > Here is (I believe) their smallest model, and if I understand correctly it > meets the reqs of Qubes 4: > > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01E3Q0K24/ref=psdc_13896615011_t3_B01G1JT7QG?th=1 > > The CPU: > http://ark.intel.com/products/88967/Intel-Core-i7-6700HQ-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_50-GHz > Qubes 4.x reqs: > https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2016/09/02/4-0-minimum-requirements-3-2-extended-support/ > > I thought it wise to ask here before ordering... Am I missing something that > makes it not a good choice? > > I've read elsewhere > (http://www.onebigfluke.com/2016/10/alternatives-to-apple-computers.html) > about the importance of Thunderbolt 3, which I believe the model I link to > does not have. But honestly I don't know the ins and outs of what hardware > makes a laptop the best choice. I'm looking for a lightweight laptop that > offers high bang for buck. And of course will work perfectly with Qubes. > > Any strong opinions here about the Eluktronics brand specifically? Or Qubes > laptop advice in general? Thanks! > > -Dave
I never heard of this brand. couldn't find a manual for that model but found this one. http://www.eluktronics.com/content/Manuals/P6x0RS%28G%29/P6x0RS-G_Manual.pdf Vt-d is enabled by default it looks like from the picture so thats a good sign. Thats the most important thing to look for. It also has tpm. only thing I would question is if the keyboard is ps2 controller, which I'd recommend. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/48d8befd-52a8-427f-8316-ea9c0d2874d0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
