Sweet, where did you get that from ?!? -- Ed Morgan +44 (0)7929 408910 "Every normal man must be tempted at times http://dontfightthefuture.com to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, http://identi.ca/mo6020 and begin to slit throats." - H. L. Mencken 2009/11/5 Roman Kyrylych <roman.kyrylych@xxxxxxxxx> > On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 10:22, Eric Jacobs <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello fello archers.. > > > > I've recently been going through a bit of a rough patch with my laptop > > usage.. I had a 15" macbook pro (dual booted with arch linux), which I > > recently sold because I thought it was ugly, the mouse didn't work very > > well, and frankly I was trying to de-appletize myself :).. > > > > I just received my refurbished dell studio 14z and got arch up and > running > > on it, but I can't decide if I like it or not.. I haven't gotten used to > the > > mouse yet. The resolution is less than desirable. (13 something x 7 > > something). And there isn't a latch on the lid.. but I do like the size, > > aesthetics, weight, and the keyboard feels nice.. > > > > So I'm asking you, if you have a laptop, what kind is it? Does arch run > > pretty well on it (synaptics, sleep/wake, etc.)? What window manager do > you > > think works best with the touchpad (I'm using gnome now)? > > > > Any input would be appreciated. > > Dell Vostro 1400 here. > I really love its 14" matte screen and magnesium alloy body. > LAN, BT, webcam, sound, multimedia keys, SD slot work out of the box. > I had to tweak touchpad via HAL, but I think it works > out of the box with the latest packages now. > My model has Broadcom wireless card, so a firmware is needed, > but it works without any problems (b43 driver). > There are also models with Intel wireless card. > The video in my model is Intel GMA X3100M, > never had problems wiith it and xf86-video-intel > (using Metacity's built-in compositor), > there are also models with Nvidia GeForce 8400GS. > I have not tried built-in mics (one jack and 2 around webcam), > firewire and 56K modem though, but according to the wiki they work too. > > Unfortunately it's no longer available for purchase, > but I think most (if not all) Dell laptops work great with Linux. > > Oh, and mine came with FreeDOS and printed GPL. :-D > > -- > Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич) >
