[clue-tech] Laptop

[Peter Kuykendall]

I forgot to mention that as of last November Dell was pretty Linux-hostile.  I had no choice but to pay for either Vista or XP, and there was ZERO support for Linux by Dell for this model.

Once I got it (XP) I imaged the hard drive and then installed Ubuntu 7.10.  That went OK but there were several annoyances in getting various bits and peices running properly under Linux.  Eventually I got it all going but it was an exercise in finding various posted solutions and sorting out which ones worked versus which ones did not.  It probably took 20 hours of trial and error and fiddling to get it all running right.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Peter Kuykendall 
  To: CLUE tech 
  Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 7:20 PM
  Subject: Re: [clue-tech] Laptop


  I bought a Dell Vostro 1000 last November.  It has already suffered a failure of a spring in the left mouse button, and also a battery failure in 2 of 3 cells.  The battery failure could possibly be in the contacts in the chassis not picking up all of the separate cells.

  It's getting shipped off to the Dell service depot in Houston tomorrow.  Luckily it was under warranty for these failures.  Whatever fails 8 weeks from now will not be covered.

  I would not go near Dell with a 10 foot pole.

  - Pete

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Yuko Jonah 
    To: clue-tech at cluedenver.org 
    Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 3:01 PM
    Subject: [clue-tech] Laptop


    I am in the market for a new laptop, what would you guys recommend for light office/home use. been looking at hp and Toshiba. i just want something that will not heat up so bad. Any suggestions.

    -- 
    Yuko Jonah

    -There is no evil greater than that committed by those who claim to do their deeds in the name of God.



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