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    Inspiron 1420 w/ (not Ubuntu) Linux?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by changjiang23, May 1, 2008.

  1. changjiang23

    changjiang23 Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I made the mistake of getting Vista on my 1420 and its pissing the hell out of me at this point. My question is I'm thinking of dual booting either openSUSE or Fedora 9 and I was wondering if either of these have considerable compatibility problems with the 1420. Ubuntu is not rly my cup of tea, but i can't stand staying on vista

    Intel Core2Duo T7250
    NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS (256 DDR2 i believe though i'll edit if thats not true)
    14.1" WXGA+
    DVD+/-RW Drive
    Webcam
    Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini Card (again I think)

    I'll add other info as needed
     
    changjiang23, May 1, 2008
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  2. boypogi

    boypogi Man Beast

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    ubuntu is the best :)
     
    boypogi, May 1, 2008
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    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    I'm pretty sure Ubuntu works with it, but I'm not sure about the others. Have you done some Google searching?
     
    pixelot, May 1, 2008
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    seabass123 Notebook Guru

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    what's wrong with vista...? i just don't get it :(
     
    seabass123, May 1, 2008
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  5. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    It uses to many resources with not enough gain IMHO, but it works for me.
     
    pixelot, May 1, 2008
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    myrcgarage Notebook Consultant

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    I use vmware to run ubuntu. Not sure if you want to do it that way.

    What is wrong with Vista to be honest? I think it runs pretty well. When did you get your machine or installed vista? It runs kinda sluggish at the beginning. Once everything is indexed and optimized, it runs pretty fast.

    Also, you have WXGA+. Is it grainy? Is it AUO or LG?
     
    myrcgarage, May 1, 2008
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  7. chelet

    chelet Notebook Deity

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    Maybe you could try live CD (or live DVD) versions, and see how well they work.
     
    chelet, May 1, 2008
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    Speaking from expirence on my vostro 1500 (similar laptops) most everything works out of the box on fedora 8 where as ubuntu 8.04 much less things worked out of the box. I am waiting for the official release of fedora 9 to upgrade, but i would go with fedora over ubuntu.
     
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  9. changjiang23

    changjiang23 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks everyone
    for the record I have issues w/ vista just cuz i dont use my laptop for extended periods of time and its rly just not worth the boot time + resource hogging. In truth I havent had too much real trouble w/ vista, i just wrote the post in a fit of frustration ^_^

    just checking, but Fedora 9 comes out in a week or so amirite?

    @myrcgarage
    I havent actually checked the maker of my LCD, it is a touch grainy but i only noticed it cuz i was looking for it, its relatively unnoticeable otherwise
     
    changjiang23, May 2, 2008
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  10. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Well, if you follow the NBR Vista Tips and Tweaks Guide, found here, that may help you out. My Vista boot time is around 30 seconds. :cool:
     
    pixelot, May 2, 2008
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