On 11/22/2016 1:14 PM, wwp wrote:> D800 series (810, etc.), E6500 series (E6500, E6530, etc.), at least.D series are 10 years or more old. ancient in laptop terms. I had a D600 for a long time (new in 2003). The E6x00, '10, '20, and '30 are also fairly old (2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012, respectively). The current models branded like Latitude 15 5000, 14 7000, etc, are in fact Exx70 models, these are 6th gen core i3/i5/i7 based, aka Skylake, and its this newest generation of stuff thats got compatibility issues with CentOS. -- john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz
On Tuesday 22 November 2016 21:49:52 John R Pierce wrote:> On 11/22/2016 1:14 PM, wwp wrote: > > D800 series (810, etc.), E6500 series (E6500, E6530, etc.), at > > least. > > D series are 10 years or more old. ancient in laptop terms. I > had a D600 for a long time (new in 2003). > > The E6x00, '10, '20, and '30 are also fairly old (2008, 2010, 2011, > and 2012, respectively). > > The current models branded like Latitude 15 5000, 14 7000, etc, are > in fact Exx70 models, these are 6th gen core i3/i5/i7 based, aka > Skylake, and its this newest generation of stuff thats got > compatibility issues with CentOS. >That's what I thought. I think I'll go for a Precision Workstation. Anybody see any major problems with the following configuration. I'm the ex Systems Manager of a Computer Science Dept. so I have lots of experience in configuring Linux systems. precision 15 7510 Intel? Core i5-6300HQ Processor (Quad Core 2.30G Ubuntu Linux 14.04 SP1 NVIDIA Quadro M1000M w/2GB GDDR5 15.6 Ultrasharp? FHD IPS (1920x108 Bezel For Full HD Non Touch with Camera +MIC 16GB (2x8GB) 2133MHz DDR4 N-ECC Intel? Dual Band Wireless 8260 (802.11ac) 256GB M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive Additional 1TB 2.5inch SATA (7200 Rpm) Hard Drive 6-cell (72Wh) Lithium Ion battery Seems pretty standard components to me. Thanks, Tony -- Linux nogs.tonyshome.ie 2.6.32-642.11.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Nov 18 19:25:05 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
On 11/23/2016 2:02 PM, Tony Molloy wrote:> precision 15 7510 > > Intel? Core i5-6300HQ Processor (Quad Core 2.30Gthat too is a "skylake", latest gen intel CPU, you might have some issues with CentOS and the USB C/Thunderport, and/or USB 3 on those. If it works on Ubuntu, you likely can get it working with C7 albeit maybe using a newer kernel. unless you're going to game or run advanced CAD software, I'd try and find one that uses Intel's onboard graphics, just to keep things simpler, and save on battery life. IF that M.2 PCIe SSD is a NVMe drive, you might need to muck about with drivers or newer kernels to get it working, but it may well work in SATA mode 'out of box'. For sure, you'll have more luck with CentOS 7.x rather than 6.x -- john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz
> That's what I thought. I think I'll go for a Precision Workstation. > Anybody see any major problems with the following configuration.I bought a Dell Precision 7510 last month, and it works great with CentOS. You can find my setup here: https://elliotli.blogspot.com/2016/11/dell-precision-15-7510-running-centos-72.html I spec'ed out my requirement on dell.com, and it costed around $3000. I eventually bought mine from an Authorized Dell Refurbished Reseller on eBay and it only cost $1800. The machine arrived as flawless as I can tell. -- Yan Li