Re: [BLUG] New Dell Ubuntu Laptop

Well, now. Surprise! Suspend does in fact work, and works nicely too. :)

Matthew Patenaude

On Jan 24, 2008 9:49 PM, Matthew Patenaude <mnglfiddle@gmail.com> wrote:

On Jan 24, 2008 3:39 PM, Michel Salim <michel.sylvan@gmail.com> wrote:

On Jan 24, 2008 1:58 PM, Matthew Patenaude <mnglfiddle@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I'd be interested to know if the hardward all lasts. I have known too many
> people whose Dell laptops haven't held up very long, so I have always been
> to afraid to try one out. Other than that, I am glad they have given a nod
> to Linux. I hope more follow suit. I do think the Thinkpad is a better bet
> quality wise.

Most of the problematic Dells have been Inspirons, if memory serves.
The Latitudes, and the XPS, have tended to be better-constructed
(though alas, the last really-attractive-looking Latitude design was
from at least five year back).

I thought exactly the same way you did when I bought my Thinkpad.
There are several related bugs on Fedora's bugzilla documenting the
'bounce when suspending' problem -- really annoying. Though in
fairness, a friend has similar problems on a Latitude 830/Ubuntu.

Whenever Asus / Pixel Qi / whoever design a laptop from the grounds up
to run Linux, I'd be really happy. Right now, it seems that Dell is
the closest alternative..

So, Matt, is suspend working for you?


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Well, to be honest, I haven't needed to try it yet. I'll try it and let you know.

Matthew