I have used Dell Studio 17 and it worked great for Ubuntu which is the only somewhat support version of non-server Linux they provide.
Ubuntu being a debian derivative you may have good luck (YMMV). My current Dell is a M1730 XPS and it has been great for me and I do love the blue beast (pet name). Later, Brian On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Mark Phillips <m...@phillipsmarketing.biz>wrote: > My Dell Latitude just died...a subject for a different post. I just > received an advertisement from Dell for a Studio 1555 on sale for $699 > (Windows 7). The Dell sales rep said it is also Linux compatible. I want to > install Debian testing on it. It has a dual core 64 bit processor. I have > never had a 64 bit processor pc before. > > Are 32 bit Debian packages/apps compatible with this processor? > > Are most Debian packages 64 bit today, or just a subset? Large, small > subset? Growing? > > Is there a way to re-install the windows 7 as a virtual os or am I stuck > with a dual boot situation? > > Finally, has anyone every used this beast, or other 15" Dell Studio > laptops? Do you like it? Hate it? Why? > > Thanks! > > Mark > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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