Is IBM T43 good for Ubuntu?

[Olnex]

I'm going to buy an IBM refurbished T43 and install Ubuntu, I'm not sure are all hardware compatible with Ubuntu? And does this machine run ubuntu slowly?
Thanks

[NobleSavage]

I´m using 8.04 on my T43. Works fine, no problems at all. Itś a good laptop and itś great with Ubuntu.

[subzero316]

Any PC is good for :KSubuntu:KS...

[toobitz]

You may want to have a look at this page: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Ubuntu_7.10_on_a_ThinkPad_T43 - it's for Ubuntu 7.10 but I guess it won't be very much different for 8.04.

I've been running Ubuntu on a Thinkpad T43p for several years now, basically since Ubuntu 6.06, and apart from some headaches in the past after distribution upgrades (because I wanted 3D effects from early on and ran experimental software - my bad), I was always very satisfied.

[gyrfalcon]

From my personal experience the IBM T43 is not good for Ubuntu if you're using a docking station.

Even with 8.10 and xrandr drivers I couldn't get reliable handling of dual-headed video with X, or good OpenGL support across the displays. Basically the main issue is not with Ubuntu but the ATI graphics card.

I also found that OpenSuSE seemed to better in the dual-head setup w/and without the proprietary ATI drivers than Ubuntu was.