linux on 14.1" Xenon

[ilikelinux]

Hi has anyone ever installed linux onto a 14.1" Xenon laptop before? Did it work? Were there any problems? And what version of Linux did you install (I intend to use Ubuntu 12.04?

here's the spec I want to have, does anyone see any problems with it with regards to linux compatibility?

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/xenon/

I will have all the default options except I want to buy it with i3 processor, 2 x 2Gb RAM, 90Gb SSD, and without windows or any of the free software.

Thanks

 

[Branedy]

I just jumped into this boat also, I just ordered my Xenon. But only after doing lots of research, almost all of the components inside of the Clevo platform conform to standard Intel specs. And there appears to be no, unique hardware involved so there shouldn't be any driver issues with any of the Linux distros out there.

 

[Branedy]

my Specs are thus

Chassis & Display Xenon: 14.1" Glossy HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1366x768)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-3210M (2.50GHz) 3MB
Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card Intel® HD Graphics 3000/4000 Video Memory Technology up to 1.7GB
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)

 

[Branedy]

I've now had this laptop all of 4 days, and everything works more or less, the ld-sensor (temp) software had to be manually configured, and the SD-card reader is not functioning, however it appears to be fixed in the next release of the kernel, I'm using Mint 13 Cinnamon and loving it. http://www.branedy.net/?p=2313