I have a Thinkpad T430s with sandybridge (or ivybridge, I can never remember), and life isn't too bad. I can suspend/resume, watch (smaller) movies and dvds, and generally use it. Obviously I try to avoid 1080p videos, as they take a huge amount of CPU to decode.
On 2012 Nov 10 (Sat) at 17:06:12 +1100 (+1100), Rod Whitworth wrote: :I already have a Lenovo Edge model that has the sandybridge graphics :that aren't fully supported right now and I'd be surprised if that :changes any time soon. : :AIUI it won't be a minor fix and I'm not whining about how long it will :take. : :Instead I'm hoping I can pick a Thinkpad that is workable for switching :between console and X sessions. : :I'm looking at a T430 which has the dreaded Nvidia but I don't need all :the stuff that is not supported (and probably never will be). : :If it does X well enough to run a browser in native resolution (1366 x :768) and maybe watch a DVD, I'll be satisfied. : :Anybody with a clue about the Nvidia in plain-vanilla graphics mode? : :The wi-fi is the same as the one I already have that 5.2 gives a tick :to. : :The lousy blighters supply a DVD-ROM ;-( : :Other things to beware of? : :Thanx, : :*** NOTE *** Please DO NOT CC me. I <am> subscribed to the list. :Mail to the sender address that does not originate at the list server is tarpitted. The reply-to: address is provided for those who feel compelled to reply off list. Thankyou. : :Rod/ :--- :This life is not the real thing. :It is not even in Beta. :If it was, then OpenBSD would already have a man page for it. : -- In 1750 Isaac Newton became discouraged when he fell up a flight of stairs.
