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Subject : LUG: Has anyone had success with Linux on an Ultrabook?

From : Jay Goel <jpgoel@ncsu.[redacted]>

Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:06:05 -0500


Hi! I really really want to buy one of those new ultrabooks - those computers which are super-thin, don't have optical drives, have SSDs, and generally compete with the Macbook Air in terms of form factor.

Being that they are so new, there isn't much of a track record of people successfully installing linux on these things. For example, I haven't been able to get a good install on a new (Late 2011) Macbook Pro, and according to the internet, the Asus Zenbook X31 is also a no-go. [1, 2].

Does anyone have any experience with the newer laptops and linux? Models to avoid? Models which work particularly well?

No clean linux installation on these:

[1] http://dentifrice.poivron.org/laptops/macbookpro8,2/
[2] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11397808

Thanks!

Jay

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