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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/29/2017 10:29 AM, Marco Ciampa wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 02:45:50PM -0500, Wayne Stambaugh 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.
> 
> Hi Wayne, since you mentioned a system 76 laptop (that probably means a
> Clevo laptop) I proudly have a Clevo laptop (purchased from the European
> seller Schenker PC https://www.mysn.de/ a couple of years ago) and I am
> really happy with it.
> 
> I have chosen an Intel only laptop because more than one told me that
> Intel drivers are the best under Linux (better than Nvidia and ATI)
> even though not that powerful (but really more than enough for a KiCad
> workstation and even some Steam gaming...).
> My experience confirmed this: not a problem with the video until now
> and KiCad works flawlessly even with 3D rendering in OpenGL.
> 
> I have a Intel i5-6200U CPU with a Intel® HD Graphics 520, FHD IPS
> screen (I love it!) and backlight keyboard, 16G RAM and added a 1TB
> Samsung solid state HD, purchased apart from Amazon.
> 
> All this for a bit more than 1K euros... the construction is a bit
> "plastic" but I think you cannot buy something cheaper with these
> characteristics...
> 
> Hope you this helps you decide...
> Regards,
> 
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> 
> 
> Marco Ciampa
> 
> I know a joke about UDP, but you might not get it.
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Thank you everyone for the feedback.  It was very helpful.  I decided to
go with the System 76 laptop primarily because I could get a
configuration with the options I wanted at a slightly lower cost and
Dell would not guarantee that any version of Ubuntu greater than 14.04
would work with Intel ME disabled in firmware.  I'm guessing that the
Dell probably would work with Ubuntu 17.10 but I would rather not have
to wrestle with it if it doesn't.

Cheers,

Wayne