IdeaPad Y580 Laptop - 59359513 - Dawn Gray

[Eitan Adler]

On 2 December 2012 01:28, Kevin Oberman <kob6558 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 7:31 PM, Eitan Adler <lists at eitanadler.com> wrote:
>> Does anyone have any comments on the following:
>>
>> - is it a good FreeBSD development laptop?
>> - is wireless supported by FreeBSD?
>> - what about graphics / X ?
>> - suspend/resume?
>>
>> I'm looking to buy this in the next day or two so quick replies appreciated. :)
>>
>> IdeaPad Y580 Laptop - 59359513 - Dawn Gray
>> Part number: 59359513
>>
>> • 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3630QM Processor( 2.40GHz 6MB)
>> • NVIDIA GeForce GTX660M 2GB
>> • 8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
>> • 15.6" FHD LED Glare Wedge 1920x1080
>> • Industry Standard Multi-touch 2 button touchpad
>> • 1TB 5400 rpm
>> • Blu-ray/DVD-RW
>> • 6 Cell Li-Polymer
>> • Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200BGN
>> • Bluetooth Version 4.0
>> • Integrated HD Camera
>> • HDMI (Out)
>
> Is that CPU and IvyBridge? If so, thee have been some report of X issues.
>
> The NVidia is useless at this time. They only provide support for
> Windows and have officially stated that there will be no support for
> Linux or anything other than Windows, though some folks are working on
> support.

so my only option would be VESA or would I be able to use Intel® HD
Graphics 4000?

> Too bad it does not have a three-button mouse like the T-series, but
> it should work OK.
>
> The wireless should be fine. It's what I use and it's had very few
> problems, none serious.

Good to know

> The camera on my T520 is not supported, so I would be dubious of it.

Okay.

> HDMI should work.

Okay.

> 1920x1080!!! I'm drooling a bit.

hehe.




P.S.  If there is a similar Lenovo laptop that works better please let
me know. I'm not tied to this particular model just yet.  I do need to
make a decision soon though.

-- 
Eitan Adler