New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft

Re:New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft by jhasse on Tuesday October 06, 2015 @06:16PM (#10342801)

Another Vaio Pro 13 user here :)

Have you tried the internal Wifi with a newer Linux distribution? I'm using Ubuntu 15.04 and it works great :) No disconnects, speed good be better though ...

Regarding a replacement: What do you think about the Librem 13? It's one of my favorites along with the Dell XPS 13 and the Lenovo X1 Carbon.

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Re:New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft by eosrei on Wednesday October 07, 2015 @01:03PM (#10347236)

I'm running Mint 17.2 which switched to following Ubuntu LTS releases only. So, I haven't tried a newer Ubuntu, but the wifi is terrible in Win8 too. The "Panda Ultra 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00762YNMG was my solution for a massive range/reliability increase.

Related: This screen protector makes the glossy display usable outside: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HDTVJKQ

I'm really happy to see the Librem 13 nearing existence, but it's not ideal for me: i5 only, no back-lit keyboard. Up to 16GB and the matte screen is awesome though. The X1 Carbon 1st/3rd Gens are great, but Lenovo is being so bad recently.

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Re:New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft by sonnyp on Thursday October 08, 2015 @09:17AM (#10352536)

The Librem 15 has i7 and backlit keyboard.

https://www.crowdsupply.com/purism/librem-15

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Re:New Windows 10 Devices From Microsoft by eosrei on Saturday October 10, 2015 @02:43PM (#10366483)

I've seen it, but it only runs 6hrs (vs 10-14hr) on the battery, weighs 2X and costs 2X my current machine. Plus 15" is too large. I'm really happy to see the progress on freedom-respecting hardware, I'm just not willing to make that many sacrifices at this time.

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