Hi David,
Probably you have already bought the laptop. So my reply might not be of
any real help to you. I bought a Dell Inspiron laptop that came with
Ubuntu 14.04 preinstalled. I upgraded it to Ubuntu 16.04 and then I
switched to Xubuntu 16.04. I never had any problem with the wifi. I
rarely use the bluetooth but it seems to work with both Ubuntu and
Xubuntu. The brightness control works. Pretty much everything seems to
work perfectly. And the best part is that the laptop feels snappier with
Xubuntu on it.
Thanks,
Subhadip
On Saturday 06 May 2017 05:56 PM, David Snyderman wrote:
I'm thinking of picking up a Dell 5520, preinstalled with U-16.04.
Does anyone have any experience with Dells? Any issues upgrading to
newer releases? What about using Xubuntu on it?
Also, any issues installing over? I like to have an encrypted drive--
I think that will require a reinstall. Wondering if there are any sage
words of advice?
The decision came down to the Dell, a ThinkPad T470, or a System76
Gazelle. While I really like my current System76 Galago, the Gazelle
is heavier by a fair amount. The problem with the ThinkPad is that it
doesn't come preinstalled (which leaves me concerned about support)
and I can't get it with the drive configuration I want (SSD for OS and
2 TB HD for data etc.). But I'm willing to hear suggestions...
--
Thanks!
David
David M. Snyderman
daves...@gmail.com
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