[olug] Ideapad U410

[Dan Linder]

I don't have any direct knowledge about the U410, nor Linpus so take my
response with a grain of salt....

If it's being sold as a system that supports Linux then that should imply
two things:

   - The hardware will *tend* to be more Linux/FOSS friendly.
   - The manufacturer (Lenovo) should have any custom driver software
   sourcecode made available through their site.

Since it's a well known name brand company, I would suspect that Mint
shouldn't have any problems.

Dan


On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Jon Steckelberg <jonsteckelberg at cox.net>wrote:

> I have a couple of interesting questions I would like to ask.  I have
> in-laws in china that are looking to purchase a Lenovo Ideapad U410 as a
> present for me.  Now I don't speak or read Chinese.  I noticed on the
> Chinese Lenovo web site that they sell U410's with Linpus linux on them.  I
> also am aware that the U410's come with a hybrid hard drive, which I
> believe can make things difficult with Linux installs.
> First anyone have experience with Linpus Linux?
> Second any idea how hard it would be to replace Linpus with Mint (personal
> preference)?
> Third anyone have any experience with U.S. U410's and Linus?
>
> Thanks
> Jon Steckelberg
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