On 02/04/2017 06:20 AM, Stefano Crocco wrote:
On Thursday, 2 February 2017 09:28:05 CET Stefano Crocco wrote:
Hello to everyone,
I need to buy a new laptop and I'd like some advice. Currently, I'm thinking
of buying an ASUS UX310UA-GL547T. Has anyone tried running Gentoo on it? If
so, how did it go? A Google search only lead me to a page hinting it should
work with linux, but didn't give any detail.
Alternatively, which other model would you suggest with similar
specifications? The ASUS UX310UA-GL547T has the following characteristics:
Screen: 13.3" - 1920x1080 Pixel - Full HD, LED, No Glare
CPU: Intel® CoreTM i3-7100U (2.4 GHZ)
RAM: 4 GB DDR4
Max RAM: 16 GB
Video Card: Intel® HD Graphics 620
Video OUT: HDMI
Hard Disk: 500 GB SATA 5400 rpm
Wireless: WiFi 802.11n (a/c)
Intel® Wireless Display (WiDi)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.1
USB slots: 2x USB 2.0 - 1x USB 3.0 - 1x USB 3.1
Card Reader: SD/MMC
Size and weight: 32.3x22.3x1.84~1.90 cm / 1.45 Kg
The price should be less than 800€/$.
Thanks in advance
Stefano
Thanks to everyone who answered. I've ordered the laptop and it should arrive
next week. I'll let you know how it goes.
Stefano
I am a little bit late but for future reference there are no wireless ac
devices that have libre firmware, they all require blobs so do the USB 3
ports on that laptop.
The intel wi-fi chips will never be freed either.
4GB RAM and a crappy 5.4K 500gb drive was pathetic - in 2010.
The best laptop choice is the lenovo G505S, which supports (real)
coreboot, 16gb ram and is pre-AMD PSP (amds version of ME).
