On 01/02/2014 08:19 PM, Richard Vickery
wrote:
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
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
to open, so I put in a new one with Light-Scribe, and it works
perfectly.
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
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
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
logical partitions you want for your Linux os.
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
find an older Linux driver.
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
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
a store and try it out.
--doug