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From: Daniel James on 15 Jun 2008 07:55 In article news:<48540c6f$0$80730$c5fe31e7(a)reader.usenet4all.se>, Nemo wrote: > ... Dell Inspiron 1525 ... Googlemail, web browsing and a > little word processing ... I can get it to dual boot whatever > form of Microsoft it comes with ... FWIW you don't need Windows at all for Googlemail, browsing, and a little WP, and you can get a 1525 direct from Dell with Ubuntu installed. http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/segments/gen/client/en/ubuntu_landing?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs Cheers, Daniel.
From: Martin Liddle on 15 Jun 2008 08:15 In message <J965k.81937$X6.7897(a)newsfe30.ams2>, Will Kemp <will(a)xxxx.swaggie.net> writes > >Having said that, the only time i've tried to use wine since i >installed F9, the system froze! > I think I noticed a kernel fix in the latest updates for this problem. -- Martin Liddle, Tynemouth Computer Services, 3 Kentmere Way, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3TW. Web site: <http://www.tynecomp.co.uk>.
From: Phil Stovell on 15 Jun 2008 08:23 On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:22:26 +0100, Nemo wrote: > I am considering a laptop for my grown up daughter, Dell Inspiron 1525 > seems to manage to do all she needs for Googlemail, web browsing and a > little word processing. It's also got a 160gig harddrive so I can get it > to dual boot whatever form of Microsoft it comes with, although I went > straight from windows to Slackware 7 and never went back so I might need > help in getting something to dual boot. > > All comments, alternative recommendations, and suggestions welcomed. I bought one of these last week: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NNB-587 It's running Ubuntu 8.04.
From: Folderol on 15 Jun 2008 09:21 On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:23:24 +0100 Phil Stovell <phil(a)stovell.org.uk> wrote: > On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:22:26 +0100, Nemo wrote: > > > I am considering a laptop for my grown up daughter, Dell Inspiron 1525 > > seems to manage to do all she needs for Googlemail, web browsing and a > > little word processing. It's also got a 160gig harddrive so I can get it > > to dual boot whatever form of Microsoft it comes with, although I went > > straight from windows to Slackware 7 and never went back so I might need > > help in getting something to dual boot. > > > > All comments, alternative recommendations, and suggestions welcomed. > > > I bought one of these last week: > > http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NNB-587 > > It's running Ubuntu 8.04. Hmmm. Novatech They do seem to be rather making a name for themselves. We now buy all our IT kit from them :) -- Will J G
From: Gordon Henderson on 15 Jun 2008 10:11
In article <48540c6f$0$80730$c5fe31e7(a)reader.usenet4all.se>, Nemo <brokenjohn(a)linuxmail.org> wrote: >I am considering a laptop for my grown up daughter, Dell Inspiron 1525 >seems to manage to do all she needs for Googlemail, web browsing and a >little word processing. It's also got a 160gig harddrive so I can get >it to dual boot whatever form of Microsoft it comes with, although I >went straight from windows to Slackware 7 and never went back so I >might need help in getting something to dual boot. > >All comments, alternative recommendations, and suggestions welcomed. I bought a new Acer about a year ago - it's not quite 100% Linux compatable - I've never made the sound work, but them, I've never needed to, and I suspect if I could be bothered to put a newer kernel on it, it'd be OK... (it runs Debian Etch) However, a few things for me - I live in Devon and bought it out of a local shop in South Brent, and the main Acer fixing place is just outside Plymouth too, and Acers come with 2 partitions (well 3), one is Win XP, (+ a small restore partition), the other is the D drive and left unused, so makes a Linux install trivial if you want to leave XP in-place (Which, alas I have need for) The hinges are a bit stiff though - and a friend of mine who also has an Acer has just broken them on his, so the lid/screen is a bit wonky now. I don't actually "work" off the laptop - it's just an "out and about" device (giving presentations, demos, etc. and there's some really old Wi-Fi stuff I maintain that needs 'doze software to run) - I suspect if I had to do a lot of work on it, I might look for something a bit more usable, but it's OK for what I need. Gordon |