[Eug-lug] Review: Dell Inspiron 1420N with Ubuntu

[Jason LaPier]

Wow, no 3D out of the box on a pre-install? Sheesh. That's weak.


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> [mailto:euglug-bounces at euglug.org] 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.
> 
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