Wow, no 3D out of the box on a pre-install? Sheesh. That's weak.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harald Sundt > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 8:44 AM > To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Review: Dell Inspiron 1420N with Ubuntu > > Go here for all of in depth review: > http://www.starryhope.com/dell/2007/review-dell-inspiron-1420n > -with-ubuntu/ > > Review: Dell Inspiron 1420N with Ubuntu > August 15th, 2007 > > After two weeks of using the new Dell Inspiron 1420N with > Ubuntu, I decided it's time to write down some of my thoughts > about this new Linux offering from Dell. I have quite a lot > of experience with Ubuntu and with Linux in general. I > administer several Ubuntu servers including an Edubuntu > terminal server setup in a computer lab. I've been using > Linux off and on for about 8 years and have seen desktop > Linux improve greatly in the last few years. > > The time seems right for a company like Dell to partner with > a distribution like Ubuntu and bring Linux to the masses. > Unfortunately, Dell and Ubuntu's parent company Canonical > have not worked together closely enough to make this a > first-rate offering. While I think the 1420N is a great > computer overall, the lack of attention to detail (and > unbelievably bad driver support) keep these latest Linux > offerings from being ready for the general public. Hopefully > Dell and Canonical will resolve these problems and make a > truly great product that I could feel comfortable > recommending to family members who are not familiar with Linux. > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
