On Wed, 15 May 2013 00:13:46 -0400 Digimer <li...@alteeve.ca> wrote: > On 05/15/2013 12:05 AM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > I am looking for a new laptop running Fedora. A real workhorse but > > hopefully not very heavy. Any suggestions? > > > > Btw, what is the highest vertical resolution I can get? I used to have > > a Dell with 1200 some time ago, but can't seem to locate any now. Btw, > > does anyone know anything about the Samsung laptop with 1440 vertical > > resolution? > > > > http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/31/samsung-Series%209-WQHD-Ultrabook-matte-display/ > > > > Is there any hope of this coming to the market? (I could not find it > > anywhere online.) > > > > Many thanks again for any and all suggestions! > > Ranjan > > I'd look at the Thinkpad T430s with integrated graphics. You can get > 1600x900 resolution and it's quite light. I had the T400s and everything > worked with linux. I've since opted for the W530 (I needed higher res > and more RAM) and it's been good, too. However, the W530 is very big and > heavy. If I didn't need the resolution and RAM, I'd have gotten the > T430s myself in a heartbeat. > > The nvidia card is a pain, which is why I recommend integrated graphics > (it's flawless in Linux and the integrated is tied to the external > display, where the discreet models tie the nvidia to the external port, > which means you have to futz with the binary drivers to use an external > display). I always upgrade to the top-end wireless NIC and it works > perfectly with Fedora. Same with the Camera and bluetooth. The only > parts that don't work are the fingerprint reader (I've not played with > it, it might be workable) and the microphone mute button. >
Btw, as i said in a different post, the W530 does not appear to be available with the Intel graphics card. I was also wondering: do these (X1/T430s, etc) come with ethernet slot or whatever those things are called? I have heard that nowadays even this is not a given on many of ultrabooks/notebooks. Many thanks, Ranjan ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D EARTH SCREENSAVER - Watch the Earth right on your desktop! Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/earth -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
