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    Sager/clevo w860 reseller pre-inst linux?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by dhartford, Jun 7, 2010.

  1. dhartford

    dhartford Newbie

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    Hey all,
    Currently a moderately happy Asus (gaming) laptop user.

    I'm in the market for a new laptop for dual-purpose gaming/work. However, the catch is I would prefer to find:

    * clevo-reseller that supports gaming laptop (i.e. w860 15" with Nvidia 285/360 range of vid cards) pre-installed with dual-boot linux (Redhat WS/Fedora/Centos preferred, otherwise Ubuntu or other distributions would be fine).

    * preferred - linux install that supports SSD (apparently there are some challenges here, not sure).

    Why not install it myself? Just because you *can*, doesn't mean you want to spend your time debugging the hardware/os layer :)

    Thanks for any input/feedback/alternatives!

    p.s. if you have experience in setting up your own dual-boot on a sager/clevo, please share (particularly if you have a blog/etc with instructions!).


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    avadirect.com (f4ding) -- 15" gaming laptops with dual-boot linux options
    gamepc.com (dhartford) -- 15" gaming laptops with dual-boot linux options
     
    dhartford, Jun 7, 2010
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  2. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    avadirect.com
     
    f4ding, Jun 8, 2010
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  3. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    what part of the world are you in so we can recommend resellers.
     
    MrDJ, Jun 8, 2010
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  4. dhartford

    dhartford Newbie

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    part of the world was filled in when I made the post, but you're right, it isn't visible -


    U.S.
     
    dhartford, Jun 11, 2010
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  5. Shane@DARK.

    Shane@DARK. Company Representative

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    PM me if you're still interested in this, dhartford.
     
    Shane@DARK., Jul 3, 2010
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