Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 15

Author(s)

Robert “roppert” Gravsjö

Introduction

This a guide to running Linux with the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 15 laptop. If you have the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 15 and are running Linux on it please consider adding your comments to this page. By contributing you will help other people running this laptop or trying to make a decision on whether to buy it or not.

This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 15. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 15 page on LapWik.

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Specifications

For full specifications see the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 15 specifications page.

Name	Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 15
Processor	Intel CoreTM i5-430M Intel CoreTM i3-350M Intel CoreTM i3-330M Intel Celeron P4500
Screen	15.6” (1366×768) Widescreen
RAM	Up to 4GB
HDD	up to 320GB
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics ATI® Mobility Radeon® HD 5145
Network	10/100/1000 Ethernet Realtek® 802.11bgn Intel® 802.11n (1×2) Intel® 802.11n + WiMax (2×2)

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	yes	Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 430 @ 2.27GHz
Screen	yes	1366×768
HDD	yes
Optical Drive	yes	Only tested reading.
Graphics	yes	http://intellinuxgraphics.org/
Sound	yes
Ethernet	yes	Realtek 8169 Gigabit (r8169)
Wireless	yes	Intel Wireless WiFi Next Gen AGN (iwlagn)
Bluetooth	Not Tested
Modem	Not present
USB	yes
Card Reader	Not Tested	Realtek Semiconductor Corp. USB 2.0 multicard reader
ExpressCard Slot	Not Tested
Fingerprint Reader	Not present
Webcam	yes	Lenovo Integrated Webcam [R5U877], works with media-video/ov51x-jpeg from the sunrise overlay on Gentoo