just check whether these are using hybrid graphics tech such as Nvidia Optimus. if answer is yes then its a no go for linux AFAIK for the time being. Driver support nvidia cards is pretty good for linux in general except for setting up external display such as projectors which is not as smooth as in windows. Also make sure to uninstall dell recovery tools. there are reports of those overwriting the grub in MBR during reboot making linux inaccessible for boot. Reinstalling grub is bit daunting for command line uninitiated, hence prevention is better than cure as a matter of general practice. Wifi wont be a problem as majority of the xps line ship with intel centrino series wifi chipsets as default or have an option to select it. intel wifi chips have good linux driver support and should work out of the of the box without any extra driver installation support
on a side note do the partitioning using partition manager inbuilt with Win7. using third party tools to do partitioning out side of windows OS can cause some problems in case of win 7 and vista(had such personal experience) -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en
