>>>> I just finished installing Gentoo on a Dell Vostro 1320 laptop. It >>>> has a 2.2Ghz Core Duo CPU, 3GB RAM, and a 7200RPM hard drive. >>>> Navigating within firefox is pretty slow. It's the response time of >>>> the application, not the network. It's much slower than my previous >>>> laptop which has much weaker specs. > > Now that it's working how do you like the screen, size, etc? That's one of > the laptops I've been considering. > > kashani
Overall, it's great so far. I need to get the speakers to mute when I plug in headphones, but I think I know how to fix that and I'm going to start a thread about it. Check out the price here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834200026 The fan is audible when it kicks on, but it usually only comes on during an emerge. However, those things tend to get louder with age. - Grant