
» There are no hickups whatsoever after resuming from whatever S state I came up with. The battery is recognized correctly and the charge indication agrees with the data on Windows. There is no Wifi switch, only an Airplane mode button, that doesn't work in a TTY alone. » All FN keys return something more or less comprehensible in xev, backlight is controllable even without X. There is a sticker suggesting, that the device has not only a Realtek sound card, but also a Creative Soundblaster X-FI, but beyond a really really crappy Windows software, I am unable to find evidence of its existence. The hardware works, I can scan and identify my fingerprint. » The egistec finger print sensor works, although the entire PAM auth via fingerprint story is still largely an unwritten tale. » All video outs work without problems, including the Display Ports. I must admit I have not put any effort into this. While I have not found any means to change the colors in Linux, it seems to use the last profile set up on Windows once you are logged in. X I use a back-lit keyboard, that can display a wide pallet of colors and visual effects like blinking and pulsating in three different zones. I was surprised how well this works, I followed the wiki article and had no problems whatsoever.

INTEL GMA 4500MHD GENTOO MODULE DRIVERS
Both chips work with the default Intel drivers and the usual Bumblebee setup. The Geforce is behind the Intel outputs and cannot run alone. » It has Intel video from the Core i7 and an NVIDIA 970m via Optimus.

It is configurable during the purchase, so not every w504 is the same.

I currently use a Schenker w504 Mobile Workstation.
