Question about System76 laptops

[manzuk]

I'm considering buying one of your laptops, but I've got some questions before taking the final decission:

1)Is there any way I can get them with Kubuntu installed instead of Ubuntu?
2) On which of them can I use XGL? al least with some effects disabled ( can't live without it now :D)
3)Where can I find high resolution pictures of the notebooks? (so as to check them better)

Thank you!

[Omnios]

Hi this is not what you asked about but the new Intel laptop chipset just came out so waiting a bit before buying might result in a better price or better hardware for the system you want to buy

[crichell]

Hello Manzuk

1)Is there any way I can get them with Kubuntu installed instead of Ubuntu?
We only provide Ubuntu out of the box. You can install Kubuntu when you receive your laptop with the command:
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
2) On which of them can I use XGL? al least with some effects disabled
Testing XGL throughout our line is on our list of things to do. XGL should run on all of our machines but I can't tell you for sure. I know you can run XGL on the Serval and Bonobo laptops.
3)Where can I find high resolution pictures of the notebooks?
You can get a closer look by clicking on the images to enlarge. The pictures on the website are what we have available.

[ubuntuman001]

You can install Kubuntu when you receive your laptop with the command:sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktopI would recommend giving the aptitude version of this command to your customers, crichell, as it can lead to happier customer satisfaction. sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install kubuntu-desktopinstalls the kubuntu desktop system, but with a simple sudo aptitude remove kubuntu-desktop kubuntu can be removed entirely, whereas with apt-get nothing would get removed.

[crichell]

Thanks for the suggestion. Installation with the option to remove is a much better method.

[manzuk]

Omnios, when you say "new Intel laptop chipset just came out", which ones are you talking about?

[kostkon]

Omnios, when you say "new Intel laptop chipset just came out", which ones are you talking about?

He/she means the Core 2 Duo processors (http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/).