I previously read about your experience with the X140e,[1] which is "certified pre-install for Ubuntu"[2] rather than "certified for Ubuntu"[3]. (I made note of your previous post in my personal wiki.) It sucks that hardware that is "certified pre-install" can have so many issues with vanilla Ubuntu. I definitely learned from your experience and plan to avoid hardware that is "certified pre-install".
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8847915
[2] http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/hardware/201309-14195/
[3] http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/desktop/models/?level=Ce...