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    Anyone running Linux on their X201?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by carrots, Mar 24, 2010.

  1. carrots

    carrots Notebook Guru

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    Any thing one would need to be aware of in advance?
     
    carrots, Mar 24, 2010
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    Same query here but for X200s ... would like to run XP and also Ubuntu or some nice Linux program... which is better ?
     
    perfectionseeker, Mar 24, 2010
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    Ubuntu worked better out of the box better than Windows 7 on my x200s, wireless was inconsistent and laggy on Windows 7, perfect on Ubuntu.

    On the negative side, Ubuntu idle's at 18 watts (after running powertop)...Windows 7 at 5 watts, pretty much the deal breaker. Although, this was with Compiz and running off an SD card =P.
     
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    So an SD card will suck more battery? Will a 7200 RPM drive suck more than a 5400RPM drive?
     
    carrots, Mar 24, 2010
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    Well running off SD cards prevents your USB controller from going to sleep, because it needs to read the SD card. Yes a 7200 RPM consumes more power, but I would say only about 5% more.
     
    aznguyphan, Mar 24, 2010
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