[Discuss] A laptop for Linux

[greg at freephile.com (Greg Rundlett (freephile))]

You might want to just install VirtualBox on Windows, and use Windows as
the host.  Use Windows only for booting.  Your performance shouldn't be
bad, but you'll have to tweak the update settings in Windows so it doesn't
reboot out from under you.

Greg Rundlett
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On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Rohan Joshi <rohan2jos at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yep I had my mother's old T60 but I acted in haste, returned it to her
> before coming to USA and bought the yoga 2 13, thinking that I'd be better
> off getting a new system for school.
> As it turns out, getting Linux to work with ultrabooks is a hassle. I tried
> the WiFi blacklisting solution, but I was not able to get a stable WiFi
> connection. Ultimately I reverted to Windows, only to find out that WiFi
> had stopped working completely.
> Sadly, like a typical Windows user, I had to call lenovo and send the
> machine back. They sent me a working system and I'm stick with windows as
> my main OS.
>
> The T60 was amazing and linux worked out of the box.
> So if I can get my hands on a thinkpad then that's wonderful. The only
> reason I'm apprehensive about used systems is that if it dies in the middle
> of my course, I'm done for! Hence I was thinking of buying a new system and
> selling the yoga away.
>
> Rohan
> On Jun 22, 2015 11:50 AM, "Jack Coats" <jack at coats.org> wrote:
>
> > I have a fairly recent T-series. T540p.  When I have to, the pad works
> > once I got used to it.   I saw where Lenovo is taking a hint and going
> back
> > to 'real buttons' on the trackpad, so I would look for that before
> > jumping.  I just didn't know better and trusted Lenovo to not do
> something
> > to far off the beaten path. I use it mainly in a docking station with a
> > regular USB mouse.  I also do dual-boot using Linux Mint as my main OS
> but
> > to help diagnose issues for friends, I keep Winders installed and try to
> > boot and update it at least monthly.
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Bill Ricker <bill.n1vux at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Rohan Joshi <rohan2jos at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > I am tired with the Lenovo systems and the various issues that keep
> >> > coming up.  (I have tried on the yoga 2, the flex and the Y series).
> >>
> >>
> >> The enterprise T-series Lenovo had been fine, but I'm hearing the
> >> latest models that no longer have mice buttons aren't up to the old
> >> standard. The last of the old enterprise models are still in refurb
> >> channels.
> >>
> >> System76, ZaReason, and Emperor Linux are the three Linux-first
> >> integrator-retailers. I haven't had the pleasure of buying from them
> >> yet - i'm cheap enough i like refurb :-) - but when i next need to
> >> upgrade, there i may have to look them.
> >>
> >> --
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> >> bill.n1vux at gmail.com
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> >
> > --
> > ><> ... Jack
> >
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> > defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury and ammo. Please use in that
> order."
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> > "Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything new." -
> > Albert Einstein
> > "You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people." - Admiral
> > Grace Hopper, USN
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