Re: [qubes-users] Re: Intel TXT advice
On 14-11-2016 20:07, Eric wrote: On Monday, November 14, 2016 at 11:58:32 AM UTC-8, entr0py wrote: Eric: On Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 10:44:33 PM UTC-8, tai...@gmx.com wrote: ... Well, the Dell XPS was enough processing power for me. The Business version, the Precision 5510, not only has vPro and TXT, but also supports ECC memory (Xeon E5). Adds another layer of protection (against Rowhammer attacks that can compromise even Qubes), but a) nobody actually makes DDR4-ECC-SODIMM memory that I can find, and b) it's basically another thousand bucks. I also happen to hate 16:9 displays, but I would compromise on that for Qubes' sake. FYI, ECC SODIMM DDR3, no DDR4 yet: http://www.intelligentmemory.com/ECC-DRAM/DDR3/ -- Pedro Martins -- 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/baed4659-39aa-61c6-cb17-0cf50be1ba4b%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [qubes-users] Re: (is Eluktronnics a) Good choice laptop for Qubes?
On 10-11-2016 06:04, raahe...@gmail.com wrote: On Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 11:17:10 AM UTC-5, martinsp.qubes wrote: On 09-11-2016 01:59, raahe...@gmail.com wrote: 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. This looks like a rebranding of a Clevo model; found this site on this side of the pond (Portugal) which have a similar model: https://www.obsidian-pc.com/en/clevo-p640rf-laptop.html You can have it with Elementary OS installed, so they may be mostly compatible with Linux. Probably can ask them if really interested. Never bought anything from them or knew them before so cannot vouch for anything related to them; just FYI. -- Pedro Martins are you sure its not the other way around? If you care to search for CLEVO you'll get something like: "Clevo is an OEM/ODM computer manufacturer which exclusively produces laptop computers. They manufacture and sell complete laptops under their own brand; they also sell laptop chassis to other OEMs who build laptops on the chassis, often customized for each customer. Sager Notebook Computers is one of several OEMs which build on Clevo chassis." For this particular model P640RF you can download the user manual from here: http://clevo.com/en/e-services/Download/default.asp -- Pedro Martins -- 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/c8bfafb8-53a1-93ac-cae5-691d5b8a1696%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [qubes-users] Re: (is Eluktronnics a) Good choice laptop for Qubes?
On 09-11-2016 01:59, raahe...@gmail.com wrote: 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. This looks like a rebranding of a Clevo model; found this site on this side of the pond (Portugal) which have a similar model: https://www.obsidian-pc.com/en/clevo-p640rf-laptop.html You can have it with Elementary OS installed, so they may be mostly compatible with Linux. Probably can ask them if really interested. Never bought anything from them or knew them before so cannot vouch for anything related to them; just FYI. -- Pedro Martins -- 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/0775ea16-7446-fc60-7513-c470da3eca09%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
