[Andrew]

Day 3:

The touchpad is pure evil.   I’m going to disable it.  I use a mouse all the time now.  The keyboard is not very good.  It isn’t terrible either.

TN display confirmed.

No problems with cooling they way I use the machine.  I’m seeing core temperatures in the mid 30s.

I installed the 4 April 2018 build of Ubuntu 18.04 beta on a budget M.2 SSD card.   That went smoothly.  The card just worked.  No BIOS issues at all.    18.04 installed easily. The computer now dual boots Windows and Ubuntu

The internal WiFi does not work with Ubuntu.   The Realtek RTL8723B driver is not included with Ubuntu.   There is a driver that is known to work though.

I tried cloning the source code for the driver but it doesn’t install.  The current code doesn’t appear to be compatible with 18.04.

I doubt this is going to work anytime soon.   Even if it does work this is going to be a pain to use.  I’d have to recompile the driver on every kernel update.

I’ve posted on ubuntu forums.   Maybe someone there can help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Playing with Ubuntu this evening.    17.04 and 17.10  install images do not boot.

Today’s 18.04 beta boots.   Everything works except the WiFi.

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Have you tried Ubuntu 18.04  beta?

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2 days in…    I’m not a fan of the touchpad.      I’ve been using an external mouse when I can.

Netflix and youtube work.  I installed Office and that is working fine.  Outlook launches quickly.

I installed Hearthstone and it plays smoothly.  I lost a few games because of the terrible trackpad.

The display looks ok to me.   How can I check if it is IPS or not?

I might mod the heatsink if I notice thermal limiting.

£199 is a very competitive price.  That is the ‘out the door’ price including tax.   Tesco have a 30 day no questions asked returns policy.

No worrying about returns,  import taxes and fees, or lost shipments.   I’ve had one order get lost on the way from China.

 

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As you can tell from the photo, the heatsink might not be as good as the F7.   That is too bad since this computer has an N4200.

 

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