I just got a Dell Vostro 1720 and installed Ubuntu on it. I'm posting this so others will know what to expect (and I hope to get some help with the remaining issues).
* Installation of Ubuntu hung unless I used safe graphics mode
* The keyboard + touchpad often only works after I've rebooted a couple of times. The keyboard works fine in grub and the bios though.
* When I use the headphone jack the laptop's speakers don't turn off. I think this is due to
Bug 382836. (Fixed, but only in karmic).
* My wifi has mysteriously disappeared after working fine for a few days.
My specific config has (I took this from the order confirmation):
* Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g) European
* Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.4GHz, 1066MHz FSB,3MB L2 cache)
* 512 MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 9600M GS Graphic Card Black
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