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tjac · 10-04-2007, 10:10 PM

For starters, I would just burn an install iso and see if you can get any linux distro onto it. The Vostro 1400 laptop I just bought won't allow a linux install without a fight -- it has to do with the SATA setup on the motherboard. So for the moment, I'm stuck with Vista.

Other than that, I would look into PC-BSD or maybe Kubuntu variation of Ubuntu.

Oh, one other thing. Beforehand, try to find out what distro can recognize your wifi without too much fuss. For me, that makes all the difference, too.

10-04-2007, 10:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
tjac Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,176 +0 Internets	For starters, I would just burn an install iso and see if you can get any linux distro onto it. The Vostro 1400 laptop I just bought won't allow a linux install without a fight -- it has to do with the SATA setup on the motherboard. So for the moment, I'm stuck with Vista. Other than that, I would look into PC-BSD or maybe Kubuntu variation of Ubuntu. Oh, one other thing. Beforehand, try to find out what distro can recognize your wifi without too much fuss. For me, that makes all the difference, too. Last edited by tjac : 10-04-2007 at 10:12 PM.