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Thanks, that particular Asus laptop seems to have a pretty high defect rate so for some people it may be a bit scary to drop $800 on it. http://tinyurl.com/asu

Thanks, that particular Asus laptop seems to have a pretty high defect rate so for some people it may be a bit scary to drop $800 on it. http://tinyurl.com/asusultra http://tinyurl.com/asusultra I'm hoping more people/companies release Linux distros (as oppose to how-to-fix-broken-stuff guides) that's tailored for different laptop models (with all the keyboard shortcuts and other hardware quirks properly configured).

scrollaway 12y ago
I did have some issues with defects on the laptop, but as I said, Asus has been extremely good on replacing parts that broke. Re keyboard shortcuts and such, those are usually extras handled by bloatware on Windows as well. I'm not sure I'd prefer companies releasing their own distros for this kind of stuff... we all saw what happened with android customizations.
- redthrow 12y ago
  I'm not trying to be harsh on Asus or anything, but in the Amazon review I linked above, there are many people who were very dissatisfied with how Asus dealt with the defects. So while it's great that you got lucky in this regard, I wouldn't recommend people this particular model because of the high defect rate alone (even if they choose to use Windows). > I'm not sure I'd prefer companies releasing their own distros for this kind of stuff It's not just keyboard shortcuts though. For example, take a look at all the modifications made for C720 from plain Ubuntu: https://www.distroshare.com/distros/get/12/ https://www.distroshare.com/distros/get/12/ I just don't think it's a good idea that lots of smart people get frustrated and waste time going through hardware-specific documentation and applying fixes like these. Writing good documentation (like the Arch one you mentioned) is a better-than-nothing solution, but in my opinion releasing distros with all the right configurations for that specific hardware is the right solution.

scrollaway 12y ago

I did have some issues with defects on the laptop, but as I said, Asus has been extremely good on replacing parts that broke. Re keyboard shortcuts and such, those are usually extras handled by bloatware on Windows as well. I'm not sure I'd prefer companies releasing their own distros for this kind of stuff... we all saw what happened with android customizations.

redthrow 12y ago
I'm not trying to be harsh on Asus or anything, but in the Amazon review I linked above, there are many people who were very dissatisfied with how Asus dealt with the defects. So while it's great that you got lucky in this regard, I wouldn't recommend people this particular model because of the high defect rate alone (even if they choose to use Windows). > I'm not sure I'd prefer companies releasing their own distros for this kind of stuff It's not just keyboard shortcuts though. For example, take a look at all the modifications made for C720 from plain Ubuntu: https://www.distroshare.com/distros/get/12/ https://www.distroshare.com/distros/get/12/ I just don't think it's a good idea that lots of smart people get frustrated and waste time going through hardware-specific documentation and applying fixes like these. Writing good documentation (like the Arch one you mentioned) is a better-than-nothing solution, but in my opinion releasing distros with all the right configurations for that specific hardware is the right solution.