Lafite V 14"

[PAF]

Hello everybody. I'm tempted by the 14" Lafite V currently on special offer, and wondered if anybody had any experience of installing Linux on it, or indeed of the machine in general. My searches for reviews all seem to lead to older models. I'm generally an Ubuntu Mate user, but have also used Manjaro and Mint at various times.

Many thanks.

 

[JamV]

Late reply, although this might be of use in the future to others. I've just received one, I like it, I'd buy it again. 4 cores, m2 SSD, light, thin, light-up keyboard, lots of USB 3 & C ports, fan vents on the side rather than underneath, good camera. I had to (find out how to) tweak the keyboard map to access the pipe and backslash that are on the Z and X keys. Other than that, everything worked immediately. I use xubuntu 20.04 LTS.

This is the guide I followed:

Remap keys in the keyboard in Ubuntu

We could use xmodmap to remap keys in ubuntu. First, generate the current keycode map: xmodmap -pk...

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Here's the changed mappings in the .Xmodmap file:
keycode 52 = z Z z Z bar less bar
keycode 53 = x X x X backslash greater backslash

Here's what I bought:
Chassis & Display
Lafité Series: Aluminium Chassis: 14" Matte Full HD IPS LED (1920 x 1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor i7-1065G7 (1.3GHz, 3.9GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB DDR4 2666MHz SOLDERED
Graphics Card
INTEL® HD GRAPHICS (CPU Dependant) - 1.7GB Max DDR4 Video RAM - DirectX® 12
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated Micro-SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x 65W AC Adaptor USB-C
Power Cable
1 x UK Power Cable
Battery
1 x Lafité Battery 50WH
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS
Keyboard Language
LAFITÉ SERIES SINGLE COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Keyboard & 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)