Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid? (in USD): $649.00 | Rating: 7
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Kernel (uname -r):
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3.8.0-rc5, 3.7-trunk (experimental), 3.2.0 (wheezy)
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Distribution:
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Debian Wheezy (testing)
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This is a nice notebook for a nice price ($499 on sale, $649 regular). Aluminum shell, low power Core i3 processor with integrated graphics. Not exactly speedy, but for sale price just slightly a little more than some netbooks, it is quite fast enough. Uses your average low budget LCD display.
This notebook uses UEFI, and as such an install image must have the appropriate bootloader. Secure boot must be disabled at this point.
Functionality with Debian Wheezy/Testing was pretty good right from an install. Everything works with the defaulty configuration, including WiFi and display.
For the touchscreen to work, a newer kernel is needed (at least 3.6.X), which is available in the Debian experimental repositories. Touchscreen seemingly works by emulating the mouse.
I had tried a live image of Ubuntu on this laptop, which worked well with no configuration changes, including the touchscreen. Other distribution live images were not UEFI compatable and therefore not tested on this laptop.
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