On Saturday, 4 February 2017 09:10:22 CET Daniel Frey wrote: > On 02/02/2017 12:28 AM, 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 > > If they have it in store you can ask if you can boot linux on a USB-key. > I asked my local store and they let me try it on the display model. Your > mileage may vary though. > > Dan
A good suggestion which didn't occur to me. Unfortunately, they didn't have any in store so I couldn't have asked them in any case. Stefano
