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saggitheman
July 9th, 2009, 04:08 PM
Thinking about buying a Mini Pc. Saw there was sale on a Packard Bell Dot

PBDOTNC15, So thought i mabye sould have bought one? But... Somebody know if it runs with Linux (Ubuntu)?

Here is the computer - http://www.packardbell.no/products/n...1594-1595.html

buckrodgers
July 16th, 2009, 01:58 AM
Personally I would avoid Packard Bell at all cost, they use a lot of proprietary stuffs that not always well supported.

Cheers

hansdown
July 16th, 2009, 02:51 AM
It uses the intel atom processor. Known to work well with ubuntu.

http://hintaseuranta.fi/tuote.aspx/243519

More info.

http://www.liliputing.com/tag/packard-bell-dot

saggitheman
July 21st, 2009, 03:49 PM
Bought the PB Dot Netbook yesterday! :)

Everything workes on Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04! :):):)

No driver activations needed here!

hansdown
July 22nd, 2009, 12:17 AM
Glad it works saggitheman.

olafg
August 16th, 2009, 11:35 AM
I'm considering to buy this one, the version with the built in 3G modem. Does anyone know if the 3G hardware works with Ubuntu?

hansdown
August 17th, 2009, 12:16 AM
Hi olafg.

Apparrently some work well with linux.

http://www.linux.co.uk/docs/center/how-to/how-to-get-online-with-3g-broadband

http://www.google.ca/search?q=3G+in+linux&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=com.ubuntu:en-US:unofficial&client=firefox-a