suggestions for linux laptop

[Ranjan Maitra]

On Fri, 17 May 2013 10:02:46 -0400 "Eddie G. O'Connor Jr."
<eoconnor25 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 05/17/2013 01:07 AM, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> > On Wed, 15 May 2013 00:13:46 -0400 Digimer <lists at 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.
> >

The X1 does not come with an ethernet jack, but with a USB
ethernet jack attachment, as per the rep.

Many thanks,
Ranjan

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