On 01/21/2009 03:33 PM, Lloyd Kvam wrote:
I'm not a fan of Dell computers. In general they cause us the most issues in installfests. I've personally had good luck with HP/Compaq as well as Lenovo. I think your problem might be that Ubuntu did not have good support for the installed graphics chip. Generally, before I buy a laptop, I check online to see if there are any Linux issues.On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 12:02 -0500, Lloyd Kvam wrote:On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 10:53 -0500, Ben Scott wrote:Vista Home Premium appears to add $30 to the cost.The question is, did you avoid paying for it anyway?The Vista laptop allows for some lower cost options that are not available in the Ubuntu configurations. Once all the hardware got equalized, the Vista quote was higher by $30.We finally got our laptop on the third try. 1. was the Dell Studio documented in this thread (lcd screen didnot support Ubuntu's resolution choices) 2. was purchased at Staples, but, after installing Ubuntu, the screen driver was simply too slow to tolerate. We returned the laptop after running the Windows restore. 3. is a Dell Inspiron. While Dell sells these with Ubuntu, there was a discount code that saved ~$200 as compared to the Ubuntu version with equivalent hardware choices. I did grumble to Dell about being forced to buy Vista. Ubuntu 8.04 worked OK and the upgrade to 8.10 went smoothly. The GUI tools work well enough that my daughter appears to be self-sufficient with the sysadmin tasks. Bluetooth has not yet been tested.
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