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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01/02/2014 08:19 PM, Richard Vickery
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<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Hi All;<br>
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I'm looking for a replacement for my 15" macbook pro
retina, I tried to switch to mac but Linux is just too
good.<br>
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Thinking of buying a Dell XPS 15 (specs below), anyone
have any thoughts on if Fedora will run on this machine?<br>
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Thanks in advance<br>
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<div>My advice: Go here:</div>
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<div>whether it's Ubuntu or whatever Linux distribution it
comes with, its guaranteed to work with all other
distributions as well - because we all use the same
kernel. Don't bother with a machine that comes with
Microsoft stuff on it - you'll just have problems.</div>
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I have an older Dell laptop, the Inspiron 6400/E1505, and I have run
PCLinuxOS on it with no problems. It came with XP, and I have it<br>
set up to dual-boot. I have, along the way, replaced the hard drive
with a solid-state one, and recently the optical drive was refusing<br>
to open, so I put in a new one with Light-Scribe, and it works
perfectly. <br>
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I think the only way you'll have problems with a Microsoft system is
if it is set up to use all the partitions on the drive. If you only
want<br>
to run Linux, then it's easy: wipe off the Microsoft, make new
partitions and reformat to ext4. If you want to dual-boot, then you<br>
have to see what needs to be done to the Microsoft system so as to
have at least one primary partition available. Then make the<br>
logical partitions you want for your Linux os. <br>
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I don't believe I've seen any complaints about running Linux on a
Dell machine. Only wi-fi might give you a little trouble. I had to<br>
find an older Linux driver. <br>
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I have been well-satisfied with my Dell. It also has one of the best
keyboards of any laptop, but I don't know if all of them have the<br>
same k/b. Remember, mine is quite a few years old. If the k/b is
important to you, as to it's "feel" then you should find a sample in<br>
a store and try it out. <br>
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--doug<br>
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