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High-end Linux laptop

860 points posted to Linux, New Product Ideas, Laptops by teron 07/10/07

Currently, the Inspiron 1505N can be customized to be rather high-end, but it lacks one crucial component: A really high-end graphics card.

This is a request to provide a Linux laptop that can be fitted with a huge hard disk, lots of RAM and a high-end Nvidia graphics card, preferably in a 15" design with lots of USB ports.

jmxz
07/10/07		 @teron: but it lacks one crucial component: A really high-end graphics card.

It lacks a couple other things too.
* Gigabit ethernet.
* 802.11n
* Fingerprint reader
* The physical design & quality of their latitudes.

Kinda sad that dell picked the lowest end laptops for Ubuntu - they could have gotten quite a bit more money out of me if they had a high-end latitude with Ubuntu when I bought my 1505N.
mkmaster78
07/10/07		 I'm always a bit leery about installing linux on any laptop. It's power management issues with laptops have been a cause for concern more than once and have literally set ablaze laptops. I'm kinda glad they started with a lower end line, so they can work out bugs before attempting to move it to newer hardware. Linux for a long time did not have a good reputation on bleeding edge hardware, and, for me, it still makes me a touch leery to think about putting linux on a high end production machine for that reason. My GX260 runs linux just fine, but it would be a while before I put linux on the new quad-core intel computer I am building. I am putting way too much money into that machine to risk it on such software a linux.
jmxz
07/10/07		 mkmaster78: "have literally set ablaze laptops"

Do you have any documentation of a Linux laptop burning?

I've seen old old (early or mid 90's) Linux computers fry a graphics card; but never on a laptop.
mkmaster78
07/10/07		 I cannot find the article talking about it, but I've had three seperate occasions where people brought in a laptop that they recently had installed linux on and the battery had caused a fire due to faulty power management in the OS.
davmcn
07/10/07		 i think the pc should be Like this

Dell Inspiron XPS M1105

4GB Of Ram
Intel Core 2 Duo
HD-DVD-RW/Blu-Ray RW
258-512MB Graphics Card (Ati/Nivida)
FingerPrint Reader
Gigabit Reader
802.11n
4-7 USB 2.0
HDMI out/in
DVI Out
TV tuner Card
Bluetooth

If i missed anything else please tell me and i will write it in.....
THis is a recommended computer for this....well my suggestion
sorry about it being so long but....
THat is my suggestion of a good computer
passive
07/26/07		 I think the XPS M1330 would be a great starting point. Ideally, it could be modified to take into account some of the suggestions of the Ubuntu community here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreeSoftwareLaptop
On Dell's end, I would like to see:
-A Linux/Ubuntu styled chassis. Something to make it stand out visually.
-As much as possible, linux-friendly components.
-An open bios implementation (unlikely, I know, but would really allow people to extract some neat functionality out of this machine).
On Ubuntu's end:
-Improved battery management.
-A kernel designed to work with SSDs as primary storage.
davmcn
07/26/07		 Are you new?
rogerhenderson
08/17/07		 Dell Precision M4300 has all the requirements you ask for including the high end video card. And it runs linux - am using it right now... There are a few hassles getting drivers working etc, and it would be great if linux could be installed out of the box.
 
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