On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:57:48 +0000 users-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Frank Cox <theatre@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:12:36 +1030 > > dp wrote: > > > > > Has anyone run F13 on this laptop? If so, could you indicate > > > if vital things work ok? > > > > Not a direct answer to your question, but it's my understanding > > that Dell computers can change their components over the course of > > time. So the Dell Adamo you buy today may not be the same as one > > that someone bought yesterday. > > > > > > Yes components change or can be modified before it ships by the end > user during the sale. > It looks from what I can see that it has an Intel chipset and so > *should* probably work without issue. > Best to see what options it has and pay special attention to the > chipset and then see what or how well > the chipset may be supported by Linux. Generally speaking if the > chipset is supported then most of the features *should* work.YMMV. > They offer a broadband card(Dell card) and if that is of interest > then try to find out if that is supported because I am pretty sure > Intel is not making them, I have never had an issue with the Intel > chipsets or wifi running on Linux though I know others have > experienced some hiccups. Dell also had that horrible media direct > button.... Thanks for your response.. I see that care is needed before making a purchase! DP -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines