IdeaPad Y580 Laptop - 59359513 - Dawn Gray

[Bridger Dyson-Smith]

On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 5:06 PM, Eitan Adler <lists at eitanadler.com> wrote:

> On 2 December 2012 15:08, Kevin Oberman <kob6558 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Eitan Adler <lists at eitanadler.com>
> wrote:
> >> On 2 December 2012 14:31, Warren Block <wblock at wonkity.com> wrote:
> >>> X will only work if the dual-graphics mode can be disabled.
> >>
> >> And this is a BIOS feature which isn't guaranteed to exist?
> >
> > It is not, but as far as I know, it is available on all prior ThinkPads.
>
> I've been told this can't be disabled on newer nvidia cards so now
> this isn't an option anymore.
>
> Now I'm just looking for a generic laptop with
>
> - working wifi
> - working Xorg w/ non VESA graphics
> - useful for development (8GB+ ram, core i5+)
>
> Have you considered a slightly older model of Thinkpad? Finding the
processor model you want, and a limit of 8GB RAM (possibly) may make this
not to your liking. Older X* and T* models seem to be well represented on
Ebay, & Thinkwiki [1] has helped me identify peculiarities from model to
model.

If you want new hardware, have you considered ZaReason or System76? While
Linux-centric, they at least seem to combine hardware with OS in mind.

I'm sorry that I don't have a specific model to recommend - personally, I
would love to be able to find a lightly used Thinkpad X201s but there don't
seem to be any available. I'll make do with this old X61.


--
> Eitan Adler


Good luck!
Bridger