Re: [gentoo-user] advice on a new laptop

[Mick]

On Friday 03 Feb 2017 17:01:04 Stanislav Ch. Nikolov wrote:
> On 02/02/2017 10:28 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
>
> bump

I don't have experience of this particular hardware, but the CPU and video 
card should work fine with Gentoo.  The WiFi card and audio are also likely to 
work, although you may need to fish around for the right drivers (lspci and 
lshw outputs should help your research).

WiDi (like Miracast) may or may not be able to work yet, although there are a 
couple of software projects looking into it:

https://01.org/wds

https://github.com/albfan/miraclecast

HTH
-- 
Regards,
Mick