----- Original Message ----- From: John Layt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] ordered new laptop Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 18:30:41 +1000
> > On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 07:21, Angus Auld wrote: > > Greetings, I just ordered a new laptop, a Dell Inspiron 1150. > > Is there anyone on the list who has experience with this model > > and Mandrake Linux?? > > As best as I could determine, Dell laptops are relatively Linux > > compatible/friendly. > > > > Any feedback would be appreciated. > > Dell had a great offer on the Inspiron.....free shipping, free upgrade to a > > 60GB harddrive, free nylon carrying case, and......a free Kodak CX 6445 > > digital camera! :-) > > > > A couple of excellent on-line resources for Linux Laptops with lots of reviews > and configuration hints are: > http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/ > http://tuxmobil.org/ > > If you have wireless, there's the chipsets for which we have real drivers, > then there's Intel's Centrino chips and Broadcom's chips which are very > common and for which you would need to use NDISWrapper from > http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/ . > > For the Digital Camera compatbility, check out the GPhoto site: > http://www.gphoto.org/ > > John. *********************************************** Thanks for the great replies/info. :-) Much appreciated. --Angus "Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness." -- James Thurber *********************************************** ~Linux Powered by Mandrake 10.0~ *********************************************** ~Reg. Linux User #278931~ *********************************************** -- _____________________________________________________________ Web-based SMS services available at http://www.operamail.com. From your mailbox to local or overseas cell phones. Powered by Outblaze
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