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    Re: Laptop COMPATIBILITY List.

    Quote Originally Posted by electriccandy View Post
    I have a Dell Inspiron i3542 running Ubuntu 14.04. Installed flawlessly and everything seems to work out of the box.
    I must admit; with the possible exception of grand old ladies like MY Dell, literally from years & years ago (when Intel hadn't quite got their act together as regards integrating all the hardware they produced, so that it worked in EVERY scenario.....a situation that is SO much better now), the majority of Dells ARE pretty trouble-free when it comes to installing the 'buntus. I've installed Ubuntu on my Mum's 5/6 yr old Dell Inspiron 15R (as a dual-boot with Windows 7), and also on a mate's Dell Inspiron 530s desktop PC, which was afflicted with a very sick Vista install. Both were utterly straight-forward; totally fuss-free.

    I would certainly recommend Dells to ANYONE who wants a trouble-free Linux install.


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    Mike.
    Compaq Presario SR1619UK, running Xubuntu & Puppies 'X-Slacko' & 'Slacko'
    Dell Inspiron 1100, running Xubuntu & Puppies 'TahrPup' & 'Precise'

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    the advice given has helped you, PLEASE have the courtesy to post back and say 'Thank you'..!

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    Angry Re: Laptop COMPATABILITY List.

    Quote Originally Posted by GaryRixon View Post
    Ubuntu Version: 10.04
    Laptop Maker: Compaq
    Laptop Model: Presario C700

    Everything works perfectly !
    The maker of that laptop is Hewlet Packard (spelling?), aka HP.
    Compaq is only the product line, or something to that effect.

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    Re: Laptop COMPATIBILITY List.

    hp g220nl and kubuntu 15-04

    amd 18 6410 + radeon 8550M
    wifi-bluetooth adapter broadcom BCM43142
    other stuff...

    the main problem is the wireless card, that doesn't work out of the box. however iit's quite easy to activate it.
    the bluetooth seems working immediately, but it doesn't. It was necessary to "force" the pc... http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2274335&page=2

    the problem is how to let the pc use the radeon 8550 instead the graphic card integrated in the cpu.
    Last edited by giosimar; April 25th, 2015 at 11:58 PM.

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    Re: Laptop COMPATABILITY List.

    Quote Originally Posted by Devon_Ferree View Post
    The maker of that laptop is Hewlet Packard (spelling?), aka HP.
    Compaq is only the product line, or something to that effect.
    That's an understandable assumption. Nowadays, Compaq IS only a product line of HP's. However, going back to the time when my Compaq Presario desktop PC was built (2004), Compaq WERE still a manufacturer of solid, business-class PCs. Hewlett-Packard bought them out the following year (2005)....and since then, Compaq has just been one of many models they produce.

    To my mind, they're trading on the solid reputation that Compaq used to enjoy.


    Regards,

    Mike.
    Compaq Presario SR1619UK, running Xubuntu & Puppies 'X-Slacko' & 'Slacko'
    Dell Inspiron 1100, running Xubuntu & Puppies 'TahrPup' & 'Precise'

    IF
    the advice given has helped you, PLEASE have the courtesy to post back and say 'Thank you'..!

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    Re: Laptop COMPATIBILITY List.

    Here's my machine!

    Ubuntu Version: 14.04.2 LTS
    Laptop Maker: Dell
    Laptop Model: Precision M6600

    I've got the AMD FirePro M8900 GPU. It works pretty decently with the open source driver, but it's a little laggy so I use the fglrx driver. If I enable tear-free desktops in AMD Catalyst then my external monitors get messed up.

    Also, it seems it is normal for you to be unable to run two external monitors and the internal one at the same time. Dell says you need a dock to run 3 external monitors. I'm getting one and I'll report here on how well it works with Ubuntu in the coming month!

    Everything else seems to be running smoothly straight out of the box

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    Re: Laptop COMPATIBILITY List.

    Lenovo G710 laptop.
    15.04 Works flawlessly out of the box.

    Change the boot priority from UEFI to Legacy to make it boot from USB.

    To boot into Windows 8, change it back.
    Last edited by Carl H; May 1st, 2015 at 12:12 PM.
    Registered Linux User #426227

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    Re: Laptop COMPATIBILITY List.

    Medion E1317T with Ubuntu 14.04

    Almost everything worked out the box. WiFi needed a driver installed. Bluetooth doesn't work at all. Graphics driver, open source one is great, installing the Proprietary diver seemed to slow down 3D games.

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    Re: Laptop COMPATIBILITY List.

    Ubuntu Version: xubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
    Laptop Maker: Dell
    Laptop Model: Inspiron 15 3542

    pre-installed ubuntu 12.04 was
    replaced to xubuntu 14.04.2 LTS in first hours after purchase. HDD a little noisy, think about SSD drive...

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    Re: Laptop COMPATIBILITY List.

    Sony VAIO VGN-FS215B

    Everything seems to work fine.
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    Re: Laptop COMPATIBILITY List.

    Ubuntu Version: 14.04.2 LTS
    Laptop Maker: Dell
    Laptop Model: XPS 13 Non-touch display

    This machine worked great out of the box, aside from 2 issues: the trackpad would freeze every 5 seconds, and there was some strange black distortion towards the top of the screen. I found a fix that dell had released, and installed 4 packages, restarted and all of the issues were resolved! The display looks great with ubuntu, would highly recommend this setup.

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