I've had my Latitude D610 for about five months now and it's been a dream. I got the Intel A/B/G wifi card and it works out of the box with Ubuntu. In fact, all the hardware is extremely functional, except for the lid switch. I can't get the thing to suspend on close, but if I suspend by hand, close the lid, and then open it, it comes back to life. Oh, I guess I've had trouble with the Radeon Mobile card and compiz as well.
The standard wisdom is that Dell's Latitude line is much more standard than the Inspiron line. They use the same parts for longer periods of time, so your setup isn't as bleeding edge and the components might not be the cheapest out there, but it's much more likely to play nicely with alternative operating systems. I've had both an Inspiron 8500 and now the Latitude and my experience seems to agree. -Brent Phillip Hellewell wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking for a new laptop. (My old laptop has been repaired twice > and I don't know how much longer it will last). > > Anyway, I was looking at Dell XPS M140, and the price seems pretty good > for what you get. But what about linux compatibility? > > Anyone else have this laptop or have an opinion about a better laptop > that I should get :) > > This is my list of priorities: > 1. Linux compatibility > 2. Video card with relatively good performance > 3. Integrated wireless 802.11g > 4. Light-weight > 5. Long batter life > > Thanks, > Phillip > -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
