15.6" Defiance II - [HD][i7-6700HQ][16GB RAM][GTX 970M]

Here is a short review of my new computer

First, the specs:



So far it's a really great computer, handles playing Ark on pretty high settings, running multiple virtual machines while having multiple IntelliJ projects open. Haven't done anything yet where it wasn't just breezing through it :shuriken:
The keyboard is great for a laptop keyboard, enough resistance to make it feel like you press a button, but not so much that it requires any force to press. And it have a nice backlight you can adjust the brightness of with a shortcut.
Another great thing is that the backside of the computer is the power socket, 1 usb and the fan outlet. That means no more annoying cables on the side when I'm sitting and working with my mouse connected, and I can sit besides people without burning their hands xD
And it's great to have skipped Windows 8 completely, it really is true Microsoft has a pattern going on with one bad and one good OS xD

Actually the only thing I'm not that happy about is that it would have been great to have been warned that some of the stuff in this pc isn't supported that well on Linux :/ I use Linux for all my development (which is 90% of what I do), so I spend a week or so getting Linux installed :/
It wasn't really liking the gfx card when booting into a linux installation (had to boot with `nomodeset`). And as far as I know there isn't any drivers at all for the WiFi adapter in this pc. To be honest, I have no clue how I got it working :/

First I tried installing Arch Linux, spend a day or two on that, but gave up as it was more than hell to find/compile/install/configure drivers for hardware that isn't really supported xD
What I ended up with was installing Kubuntu, it could find some working drivers for the gfx card, but I still had to spend some days trying a million things to get the WiFi driver working :/


So to close off, it's a really awesome computer....... for Windows use, and would love to have seen some information about Linux support before buying

Congratulations for Your new laptop! Looks really nice.

I ordered a similar one ( 7th working day currently according to PCS admin ), but still waiting for it to be built.

How many (working) days did it take for PCS to dispatch it from the payment date?

I am also planning to install Linux on it ( also a developer -> Ruby/RoR ). Most likely Manjaro, Mint, or Korora. Maybe will try Ubuntu too, but its not my favorite.
Already asked the guys on the Manjaro forums about it, and they said it will work with the latest kernel ( 4.4 ).
Also there is another member here who recently bought a similar laptop and could make it work with Elementary OS only.

Have You considered using Vagrant? ( https://www.vagrantup.com/ ) It is also available for windows.

The Killer cards are not well supported as far as I know.

UPDATE:
Found a link You should check out:
http://www.killernetworking.com/support/knowledge-base/17-linux/20-killer-wireless-ac-in-linux-ubuntu-debian

Here's the details on the dates



I am using Vagrant, it's awesome
And I can do all my development on Windows, only switched to Linux half a year ago. But this time I'm dual booting and using Linux for development and everyday stuff, and using Windows only (mostly) for gaming.
Not really interested in having a development setup on both Linux and Windows

Thanks for that link, I did find that and I actually thought that was part of the solution I ended up getting to work, just lost the link. Not entirely sure it was "just" that to get it working though xD
But If other people have problems, definitely try following that

Wow! That was really fast! Was it a pre-made config? Or You configured it Yourself and ordered a fast track service?

My dates are:
Processed Date 14-01-2016
Pre-Production Date 19-01-2016

Still no build status. Hope they will dispatch it next week.