I personally have an inspiron 1525 aswell, I had some problems with hardy and a buggy graphics and wireless drivers. But with the beta of intrepid I have no problems with the hardware and would recommend it
On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 7:36 PM, David Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > as noted in an earlier thread, I have just installed Ubuntu on a Dell > inspiron 1525. Works great. and my daughter likes it because she was able to > choose the colour - a nice deep red was her choice. A few dramas getting it > working because it needed to download latest updates before it would connect > to the internet (which was a challenge...) but as long as you install > everything new, you should be fine. > > - D > > PS your economic analysis appeals. I'm thinking of a new widescreen TV for > the same reason... > > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 7:02 PM, Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> 2008/10/10 chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > Hi, i am running ubuntu 8.04 on an HP nw9440, with no issues that I can >> > detect. it supports the built in card reader lan network wireless etc. >> > It doesn't support the fingerprint reader. >> > >> > it also supports the mouse-pad, which you can turn on or off in the >> > preferences >> > >> > regards Chris T >> > On Fri, 2008-10-10 at 16:43 +1300, John Carter wrote: >> >> The current sorry state of the financial world has convinced the wife >> >> to hedge our savings by converting some NZ dollars into different >> >> units. eg. buying a laptop so we can own the means of production. >> >> >> >> Translation : I wish to buy a laptop that will happily run Linux. >> >> >> >> The last "which laptop" thread here was in May... >> >> >> >> The latest PC World editors choice was a Sony VAIO VGN CS13GQ (which >> >> is a bit weird since google knows nothing about such a device!) >> >> >> >> Any counter recommendations? >> >> ThinkPads, The Gentleman's Laptop, run Linux faultlessly. >> Kubuntu "just works" on mine. >> >> Sony VAIOs, The Ladies Laptop, run Linux pretty well too. As I >> understand it, they are much better nowadays than they used to be. >> >> Sony VAIOs are essentially fashion statements, and come in a wide >> range of co-ordinated colours. ThinkPads are black. >> >> -- >> Sincerely etc. >> Christopher Sawtell >> > >
