the proposed super-duper new f10 laptop

[Robert P. J. Day]

is there anything i should know about linux compatibility with
the following:

* dell studio 15 laptop
   * intel core 2 duo T8100 CPU (2.1GHz/800MHz FSB)
   * WUXGA display
   * 4GB shared dual channel DDR2 RAM @ 667MHz
   * 320GB SATA HD
   * 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon 3450 video
   * Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy

is there anything on that list that should give me pause
regarding running fedora (or linux in general)?  thanks.

rday

[Fred Silsbee]

--- On Wed, 10/29/08, Robert P. J. Day  wrote:
> From: Robert P. J. Day 
> Subject: the proposed super-duper new f10 laptop
> To: [e-mail]
> Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 12:07 PM
> is there anything i should know about linux compatibility
> with
> the following:
> dell studio 15 laptop
> intel core 2 duo T8100 CPU (2.1GHz/800MHz FSB)
> WUXGA display
> 4GB shared dual channel DDR2 RAM @ 667MHz
> 320GB SATA HD
> 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon 3450 video
> Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy
>
> is there anything on that list that should give me pause
> regarding running fedora (or linux in general)?  thanks.
>
> rday

Dell has a 30 day no excuse return policy..problem solved

BTW how much is that beast?
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[Robert P. J. Day]

Quoting Fred Silsbee :
> --- On Wed, 10/29/08, Robert P. J. Day  wrote:
> > From: Robert P. J. Day 
> > Subject: the proposed super-duper new f10 laptop
> > To: [e-mail]
> > Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 12:07 PM
> > is there anything i should know about linux compatibility
> > with
> > the following:
> > dell studio 15 laptop
> > intel core 2 duo T8100 CPU (2.1GHz/800MHz FSB)
> > WUXGA display
> > 4GB shared dual channel DDR2 RAM @ 667MHz
> > 320GB SATA HD
> > 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon 3450 video
> > Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy
> >
> > is there anything on that list that should give me pause
> > regarding running fedora (or linux in general)?  thanks.
> >
> > rday
>
> Dell has a 30 day no excuse return policy..problem solved
>
> BTW how much is that beast?

at the moment, $1,319 cdn.

rday

[Bill Davidsen]

Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> is there anything i should know about linux compatibility with
> the following:
> dell studio 15 laptop
> intel core 2 duo T8100 CPU (2.1GHz/800MHz FSB)
> WUXGA display
> 4GB shared dual channel DDR2 RAM @ 667MHz
> 320GB SATA HD
> 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon 3450 video
> Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy
>
> is there anything on that list that should give me pause
> regarding running fedora (or linux in general)?  thanks.

I would expect it to work, and FC10 better than older releases, due to the 
extensive improvements in BAR and PAT (memory management hardware) software. 
Older kernels often didn't use all of memory.

If you like religious wars, read the "32bit vs 64bit" threads in the archives, 
since you should be able to run either.

[Michael Semcheski]

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 7:07 AM, Robert P. J. Day  wrote:
> is there anything i should know about linux compatibility with
> the following:
> 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon 3450 video

I recently ditched an old Radeon 9200SE for a cheap nVidia card,
because the ATI drivers are so bad.  This might be because the Radeon
9200SE is relatively old, but I'm way happier with nvidia, and will
avoid ATI because of the drivers.

The problems I had were related to dual-head functions.  Your
experience may vary, but I'd definitely get go nvidia.

[Bruno Wolff III]

On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 21:19:12 -0500,
  Michael Semcheski  wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 7:07 AM, Robert P. J. Day  wrote:
> > is there anything i should know about linux compatibility with
> > the following:
> > 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon 3450 video
>
> I recently ditched an old Radeon 9200SE for a cheap nVidia card,
> because the ATI drivers are so bad.  This might be because the Radeon
> 9200SE is relatively old, but I'm way happier with nvidia, and will
> avoid ATI because of the drivers.

Which driver were you using? I have a 9200 (not the SE, though) and the
only problem I have is related to the attached monitor not doing EDID.
I use the radeon driver that comes with Fedora. I used to play Neverwinter
Nights on that machine, but haven't done so lately.
> The problems I had were related to dual-head functions.  Your
> experience may vary, but I'd definitely get go nvidia.

I haven't tried that, so I don't know if that is supported.

Still, I wouldn't have ditched the card. The 9200s don't need a separate
fan, as many contemporary cards do. So it might be useful in a system
where noise was a factor.