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I have the original series 9 (900x3a), and I don't have all those problems (although I did have to do some manual fixes, which all should now be included in the

I have the original series 9 (900x3a), and I don't have all those problems (although I did have to do some manual fixes, which all should now be included in the latest kernel and udev). I admit I've never tried to upgrade the BIOS, probably been quite a while since I've checked for an update. Not having windows, it might be an issue if I needed to update, but it works fine as it is. The other advantage of the 900X3A is interchangeable ram, I've currently got 16GB in there.

onosendai 14y ago
Interesting, I had no idea the original 13'' series 9 had upgradeable RAM. I also almost never upgrade the BIOS unless I run into problems which are fixed in a more recent revision, and most manufacturers don't even provide updates past the first year or so anyway, it's just the general attitude of having to have an OS installed as a requirement to update something as low-level as the BIOS that rubs me the wrong way. Lots of other manufacturers get it right. Live CDs (Lenovo) or in-BIOS upgrades (Intel and possibly ASUS if I remember correctly) are a much cleaner way of handling these upgrades.