[K12OSN] Laptop query

[John Lucas]

Hi all. This is a bit off-topic, but I am considering giving myself an early
Xmas present: a new laptop.

I will be running Fedora Core on it and will be getting enough RAM to act as 
an LTSP server for *demonstrations* only. 

For serveral reasons (one of which is on-island support) I have tenetively
settled on the Dell Inspiron e1505. My criteria are:

	- reasonable cost
	- driver support in Fedora Core (including wifi with Intel Pro)
	
My questions are these: does anyone out there have experience running Linux on
this box? If so, which video card are you using (Intel 950 , ATI Mobility, or
nVidia Geforce)?

I am not overly concerned with video speed, just compatibility with
x.org and being able to run full resolution and color depth with stability. I 
am more concerned with saving money. I want to avoid the nVidia binary driver 
too.

I have been very happy with my old Gateway Solo 9300 running Fedora Core 5, 
but it is getting long in the tooth and doesn't have the horsepower for the 
role I want this new laptop to play.

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