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Message #32634
Re: Intel video drivers on linux
The dell website is not showing ubuntu as an option for the xps15 only
the xps13. They are showing ubuntu for the precision series laptops and
a fairly old version at that. I was wrong about the 4k option at my
price point so I'm still on the fence about which way to go.
On 12/28/2017 04:13 PM, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> XPS 15 is my new personal laptop and XPS 13 is my work laptop - I can
> highly recommend both. XPS 13 doesn't have a sufficiently high
> resolution display to be really problematic with KiCad - XPS 15 does (at
> least for both in their highest resolution options).
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 08:35:31PM +0000, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
>> Thanks for the link. It looks like for about $100 more I can upgrade to
>> 4K if I buy a Dell. They are even disabling the intel ME as well.
>>
>> On 12/28/2017 03:19 PM, Ben Hest wrote:
>>> You can still get it with ubuntu. They are called Developers Editions
>>> and are only available through one portal on the
>>> website. http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/555/campaigns/xps-linux-laptop_us ;
>>>
>>> The $1500 is an optimistic price (it's been down to $1380 once) that
>>> does come around, but I can't say how frequently it gets down there.
>>> There's been a few times over the holiday season, but with that wrapping
>>> up I'm not sure.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 2:12 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
>>> <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>
>>> The Dell XPS is nice. $1500 is a bit high but not too far out of line.
>>> I'm looking in the $1300 range so I could stretch a bit but I would
>>> rather not if I don't have to. I thought you could order the XPS series
>>> with Ubuntu instead of Windows but I didn't see that option on the Dell
>>> website. If that knocked some cost off, it might be work sending the
>>> extra money.
>>>
>>> On 12/28/2017 02:58 PM, Ben Hest wrote:
>>> > I just got the 1080p Precision 5520 at work (the xps15 2017 equivalent)
>>> > and I'd highly recommend it. The screen is one of the best I've
>>> > experienced on a laptop. The XPS15 is likely outside your desired budget
>>> > (around $1500 for a i7Quad/4k/16GB/512GBSSD). The XPS13 can be had
>>> > occasionally with an i7 8GB of ram and an 1080p display for around $800
>>> > and has 12hr+ battery life.
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> > <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Kristoffer,
>>> >
>>> > Thanks for the input. I'm looking at a system 76 laptop. I
>>> like the
>>> > fact that they disable the intel ME on ubuntu installs. I would
>>> > certainly like to have a high DPI display so I can fix some of
>>> the high
>>> > DPI issues in KiCad but that drives the cost way above what
>>> want to
>>> > shell out for a laptop which I would only use when I'm traveling.
>>> >
>>> > Cheers,
>>> >
>>> > Wayne
>>> >
>>> > On 12/28/2017 02:35 PM, Kristoffer Ödmark wrote:
>>> > > Honestly I am using the intel driver more often than the
>>> built in
>>> > nvidia
>>> > > in my ux302 zenbook. Mostly to get better battery time from
>>> it. I find
>>> > > it very stable.
>>> > >
>>> > > I have a friend who recently got a Xiaomi pro 15.6 inch
>>> laptop and
>>> > runs
>>> > > linux on it, it comes with both nvidia and intel drivers and
>>> also a
>>> > > quite speedy processor and build quality for a reasonable price.
>>> > >
>>> > > I will let him test his out a bit before I myself am
>>> thinking about
>>> > > doing an upgrade to the xiaomi. The build quality truly
>>> feels amazing.
>>> > >
>>> > > -Kristoffer
>>> > >
>>> > > On 12/28/2017 08:30 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
>>> > >> I know this is not specifically a kicad development
>>> question but
>>> > I am in
>>> > >> the market for a new laptop before the end of the year and
>>> > figured this
>>> > >> might be the best place to ask. I was wondering if anyone
>>> has any
>>> > >> experience with intel graphics chips (namely the 630)
>>> drivers on
>>> > linux.
>>> > >> I prefer nvidia graphics chips on linux because the proprietary
>>> > nvidia
>>> > >> drivers on linux are typically hassle free but I would rather
>>> > spend my
>>> > >> hard earned money on ram and nmve drive than graphics hardware
>>> > which I
>>> > >> really don't need and already have on my desktop system.
>>> Thanks in
>>> > >> advance for the help.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Cheers,
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Wayne
>>> > >>
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>>> > -Ben
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>>> --
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>>> -Ben
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