IdeaPad Y580 Laptop - 59359513 - Dawn Gray

[Tom Evans]

On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Eitan Adler <lists at eitanadler.com> wrote:
> On 2 December 2012 01:28, Kevin Oberman <kob6558 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 7:31 PM, Eitan Adler <lists at eitanadler.com> wrote:
>>> Does anyone have any comments on the following:
>>>
>>> - is it a good FreeBSD development laptop?
>>> - is wireless supported by FreeBSD?
>>> - what about graphics / X ?
>>> - suspend/resume?
>>>
>>> I'm looking to buy this in the next day or two so quick replies appreciated. :)
>>>
>>> IdeaPad Y580 Laptop - 59359513 - Dawn Gray
>>> Part number: 59359513
>>>
>>> • 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3630QM Processor( 2.40GHz 6MB)
>>> • NVIDIA GeForce GTX660M 2GB
>>> • 8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
>>> • 15.6" FHD LED Glare Wedge 1920x1080
>>> • Industry Standard Multi-touch 2 button touchpad
>>> • 1TB 5400 rpm
>>> • Blu-ray/DVD-RW
>>> • 6 Cell Li-Polymer
>>> • Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200BGN
>>> • Bluetooth Version 4.0
>>> • Integrated HD Camera
>>> • HDMI (Out)
>>
>> Is that CPU and IvyBridge? If so, thee have been some report of X issues.
>>
>> The NVidia is useless at this time. They only provide support for
>> Windows and have officially stated that there will be no support for
>> Linux or anything other than Windows, though some folks are working on
>> support.
>
> http://www.nvidia.com/object/freebsd-x86-295.59-driver.html
>
> claims support for GeForce GTX 660M  ?
>
> Should I still expect problems?
>

If it is configured for Optimus you would have problems. If it is a
standalone card, then it will be fine. Check with the manufacturer.

Cheers

Tom