[Lugstuff] Dell Laptop for Ubuntu ?

[David Cunningham]

Ted et al.,
 
   Thanks.  I'll go for it.  For $ 200.00, I can buy it, add 1 GB of RAM, and upgrade the HDD.  Just hope I can coax a few more months out of the original battery (Dell wants $ 135.00 for replacement).
 
   Maybe some kind soul will share a good source for reliable aftermarket batteries.  Has there been any decision about where we will meet on 6 Oct.??
 
       Regards,  David Cunningham
 
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--- On Mon, 9/15/08, Theodore Knab <tjk at annapolislinux.org> wrote:

From: Theodore Knab <tjk at annapolislinux.org>
Subject: Re: [Lugstuff] Dell Laptop for Ubuntu ?
To: "David Cunningham" <dcwood429 at yahoo.com>
Cc: "Annapolis LUG Linux" <lugstuff at annapolislinux.org>
Date: Monday, September 15, 2008, 10:19 PM

I am running Ubuntu 7.x on a D630.

It works pretty good.

The sound and video you mention seems fine.

Ubuntu took about 1 hour to get up and running on my dell.

Dells are pretty popular laptop and the components you mention sound
pretty generic.


On 12/09/08 09:19 -0700, David Cunningham wrote:
> ?
> Hello All,
> ?
> ?? I am offered a deal on a?Dell Latitude D 600 and can?upgrade the RAM
and HDD, if it can work well as a Ubuntu / Kubuntu system.? After bringing a
desktop to two LUG meetings, I know it is a masochistic exercise :--{)? I am not
looking for a high-end or gaming laptop, just a more portable learning tool.
> ?
> Specs:
> CPU:???? Intel Pentium M? 1.4 GHz
> Chipset: Intel 855 PM
> RAM:???? <= 2,048 MB? 266 MHz SODIMM
> ???????? (RAM need not be installed
> ???????? in pairs, no ECC support)
> FSB:???? 400 MHz
> 
> Embedded Devices:
> ? Video: ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 (32 MB),
> ? Audio: Sound Blaster compatible Intel AC'97
> ? LAN:?? 10/100/1000
> ? WiFi:? Mini-PCI Wi-Fi (802.11b or b/g) wireless support
> ?
> ???Laptop support is much better than it used to be.? Does anyone have
experience with this model or similar hardware??? Wiki suggests it will work
with minor problems:
> ?
> https://wiki.kubuntu.org/LaptopTestingHardware
> ?
> ?????? Regards,? David Cunningham
> ?
> 
> 
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Ted Knab
Stevensville, MD USA
- Mallard Run HOA, VP
- Annapolis Linux User Group, Founder



      
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