Linix Mint on 14" INITIA

[alan-dev]

Anyone able to advise if I will have any issues with Linux Mint on this Laptop?

Chassis & Display Initia Series: 14" Matte Full HD 60 Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® CoreTM i7 10-Core Processor i7-1255U (3.5GHz) 12MB Cache
Memory (RAM) 32GB PCS PRO SODIMM DDR4 3200MHz (1 x 32GB)
Graphics Card Integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (DUAL CHANNEL RAM) OR Intel® UHD Graphics (SINGLE CHANNEL RAM)
1st M.2 SSD Drive 512GB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR, 1625MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader Integrated Micro-SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor 2 x 45W AC Adaptor
Power Cable 2 x 1.5 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery Initia Series Integrated 49WH Lithium Ion Battery
Sound Card 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options 1 x USB 3.2 GEN 1 PORT (Type C) + 1 x USB 3.2 GEN2 PORT + 1 x USB 3.2 GEN1 PORT
Keyboard Language INITIA SERIES UK KEYBOARD
Operating System NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language United Kingdom - English Language

 

[SpyderTracks]

Just a couple worth highlighting

This user had intermittent black screens with the PCS M2 SSD as the OS drive. This could simply be due to it not being seated correctly, but also could be some incompatibility with that model of SSD

Linux Mint 21, XFCE: intermittent Black screen of death.

We have 2 PCSpecialist supplied machines running Linux Mint 21.1 XFCE. One laptop and one AIO. Both are experiencing the following symptoms intermittently, sometimes as much as 4 times a day: BSOD (Black screen of death) Freezes - only solution is to power off and back on. Spontaneous reboots...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

We've had a few people raising issues on Mint with audio drivers where it would give crackly audio and high pitched squeeks. There are various workarounds for managing the audio driver in Mint that are well publicised on the web.

 

[alan-dev]

Thanks - anyone got any recommendations for particular models or distros they've had good results from?