On Jul 2, 2012 9:05 AM, "doug livesey" <biot...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Very interesting, cheers for that. > I'm pretty sure my next machine is *not* going to be a mac, but still want > something really performant & cool-looking. :) > (I'll be spending a lot of time, there, after all.) > The S series was about the best spec non-apple laptop that I found in my > noodling around -- although if there were any recommendations, here, I'd be > grateful to hear 'em. > Cheers, > Doug. > > On 1 July 2012 23:50, Simon Greenwood <sfgreenw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> On 1 July 2012 23:17, doug livesey <biot...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi -- has anyone got Ubuntu up & running on a Sony Vaio S series? >>> I've read a little bit that suggests there may be difficulties with the >>> graphics drivers, which switch between two modes. >>> Just wondered, is all -- I was fantasising about a new machine & playing >>> with the online configurers, and the Vaio S series looks bloody lovely! :) >>> >>> >> There are open source Intel HD 4000 drivers according to Phoronix, and >> for another £100 you can have an Nvidia card that is supported through >> Additional Drivers. You could always go to a Sony store with a Live USB ;) >> >> As I've related before, I got a System 76 machine which are pretty good value before the delivery from the US and customs costs. They're sold in this country under the Clevo brand - pcspecialist.co.uk sell them, and they are very configurable. Not exactly Ultrabooks but decent machines and will support Ubuntu as is, possibly with the System76 drivers, although I recently upgraded mine from 11.10 to 12.04 and it seemed to be fine without them. s/
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