How is the Clevo P370 Webcam other devices with Linux Drivers

I currently have the D901C, yeah, I know it's old. But, I've had it for 5 years. It's been good to me, but it's time to upgrade. The question I have is that the original webcam was a "Buffalo" that did NOT have any Linux drivers for the webcam. So, how is the Clevo P370 with running Ubuntu? Are there devices that will not work under Linux? Specifically, the web cam. What webcam is being used and is there a Linux driver for it?

Thanks.

Note: How much could I get for a used D901C with minor wear?

 

I believe the webcam manufacturer is either Clevo or Bison. As far as Linux support, I'm not positive on whether there is a Linux driver for it or not. The good ol' open source community may know, though: Linux Forums

 

When we put Ubuntu on our laptops the camera is just a USB camera that is supported by the standard drivers, we always got the camera working out of the box.

 

Thanks! It will help me make my decision. While you have experience with putting Ubuntu on these laptops, how does Optimus/Enduro graphics switching operate under Linux? Good, bad? One performs better than the other? What about Linux gaming (Steam) with either of nVidia or AMD graphics cards? GPU driver stability?

I'm sorry if I'm going off on a tangent, but I need to make this decision quick.

Edit: Forget the Graphics question. A little googling revealed that nVidia drivers are better under Linux. I don't care which one performs better if they aren't stable and reliable.

 

Linux does not have native support for either graphics switching technology. There is however, this. Optimus generally performs better in terms of lack of bugs, compatibility, etc., whether on Windows or Linux.

 

WOW! Thanks!

 

Hi the P370EM dont have optimus/enduro enabled and i am running Ubuntu 12.10 with no issues

 

I decided this week to go with the P170EM. I figured the P370EM was too much Umpf for me. I decided to get the P170EM with the 680M gpu (it's the same or better than dual 670M and will use less power and will let me leverage Optimus and has better Linux driver stability), up the CPU (and over clock it), all of this while staying within my budget. I had gotten the D901C with a single GPU and never got around to adding a second. I do have 3 hard drives, but only really need to large ones. So, instead I'm going to order a 512 GB SSD and use my existing 128GB SSD. I'm going full SSD, baby! For now I'm going with 16GB PC 1600 RAM and add more if I need to. Whew! I got confirmation about an hour ago that my order should be shipping any moment now!