Do my builds run Ubuntu (latest build)

A friend asked me to recommend a laptop. As a happy user of a laptop from pcspecialist for many years I wasted no time and went straight about looking on the site. I have settled on two appropriate builds for thier needs. The only thing I do not know is if there is any issue installing and running Ubuntu (or other linux builds) as they have requested Linux as their preferred OS.

Build pdf's attached

Thanks

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Krishna
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You'll get better answers if you include the specs inline, people don't want to fuss about opening pdfs. I've copied the specs here for you.

1420931.pdf

Chassis & Display Lafité Series: Aluminium Chassis: 13.3" Matte Full HD IPS LED (1920 x 1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i3 Dual Core Processor i3-8130U (2.20GHz) 4MB Cache
Memory (RAM) 4GB Corsair 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 4GB)
Graphics Card INTEL® HD GRAPHICS 610/620/630 (CPU Dependant) - 1.7GB Max DDR4 Video
RAM - DirectX® 12
1st Hard Disk 120GB ADATA SU650 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 320MB/W)
Memory Card Reader Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor 1 x Lafité Series 40W AC Adaptor
Battery Lafité Series 3 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (36WH)
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf European Power Cable
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-9260 M.2 (1.73Gbps, 802.11AC) +BT 5.0
USB Options 3 x USB 3.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Keyboard Language LAFITÉ SERIES SINGLE COLOUR BACKLIT GERMAN KEYBOARD
Operating System NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language Germany/Deutschland - German Language
Windows Recovery Media NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser Firefox™
Notebook Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery 2 DAY DELIVERY TO GERMANY
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days

1420927.pdf

Chassis & Display UltraNote Series: 14" Matte Full HD IPS 60 Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen
(1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Pentium® Quad Core Processor N5000 (4 x 1.10GHz, 2.7GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM) 4GB Corsair 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 4GB)
Graphics Card INTEL® HD GRAPHICS 610/620/630 (CPU Dependant) - 1.7GB Max DDR4 Video
RAM - DirectX® 12
1st Hard Disk 120GB ADATA SU650 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 320MB/W)
Memory Card Reader Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor 1 x 40W AC Adaptor
Battery UltraNote IV Series 44WH Lithium Ion Battery
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf European Power Cable
Sound Card Realtek 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-9260 M.2 (1.73Gbps, 802.11AC) +BT 5.0
USB Options 1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 1 x USB 3.0 PORT + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language 14" ULTRANOTE III SERIES GERMAN KEYBOARD
Operating System NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language Germany/Deutschland - German Language
Windows Recovery Media NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery 2 DAY DELIVERY TO GERMANY
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days

They'll probably run Linux fine, you can check through the forums to see what people have said when using Linux on various Clevo chassis.

Just to check, you're aware those CPUs are very basic indeed. The i5 with twice as many cores and threads as the i3 is about £30 more. Considering you're paying over £100 to go from a 2 core Pentium to a 2 core i3, it would seem worth another £30 to go for the i5.

Ubuntu should be fine on those, I have not tried it on those models but have run various Linux distros, mainly Ubuntu, on five PCS laptops. Totally agree with Oussebon about going for the i5 CPU, for just a few quid more you get a miles better processor.

Nice catch, I'll be doing that. Thanks. :rockon:

I am on my second Lafite, both running Ubuntu just fine (now 18.04). I usually get 8GB RAM but this is probably overkill and find it using no more than 2 or 3GB at any time. They came with windows installed but I just wiped it without activating. Hope all goes well for you.