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On Saturday, 4 February 2017 09:10:22 CET Daniel Frey wrote: |
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> On 02/02/2017 12:28 AM, Stefano Crocco wrote: |
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> > Hello to everyone, |
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> > I need to buy a new laptop and I'd like some advice. Currently, I'm |
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> > thinking of buying an ASUS UX310UA-GL547T. Has anyone tried running |
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> > Gentoo on it? If so, how did it go? A Google search only lead me to a |
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> > page hinting it should work with linux, but didn't give any detail. |
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> > Alternatively, which other model would you suggest with similar |
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> > specifications? The ASUS UX310UA-GL547T has the following characteristics: |
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> > Screen: 13.3" - 1920x1080 Pixel - Full HD, LED, No Glare |
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> > CPU: Intel® CoreTM i3-7100U (2.4 GHZ) |
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> > RAM: 4 GB DDR4 |
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> > Max RAM: 16 GB |
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> > Video Card: Intel® HD Graphics 620 |
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> > Video OUT: HDMI |
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> > Hard Disk: 500 GB SATA 5400 rpm |
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> > Wireless: WiFi 802.11n (a/c) |
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> > Intel® Wireless Display (WiDi) |
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> > Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.1 |
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> > USB slots: 2x USB 2.0 - 1x USB 3.0 - 1x USB 3.1 |
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> > Card Reader: SD/MMC |
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> > Size and weight: 32.3x22.3x1.84~1.90 cm / 1.45 Kg |
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> > The price should be less than 800€/$. |
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> > Thanks in advance |
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> > |
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> > Stefano |
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> If they have it in store you can ask if you can boot linux on a USB-key. |
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> I asked my local store and they let me try it on the display model. Your |
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> mileage may vary though. |
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> Dan |
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A good suggestion which didn't occur to me. Unfortunately, they didn't have |
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any in store so I couldn't have asked them in any case. |
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Stefano |
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