[K12OSN] System76

["Terrell Prudé Jr."]

Not yet, you can't.  Dell hasn't made them available for sale *yet*. 
Let's not jump the gun here.

That said, I run GNU/Linux on a C640 (CentOS 4), a D600 (Ubuntu Edgy), a
D610 (Slackware 11), and a D820 Core Duo (Ubuntu Feisty, 64-bit).  The
only thing that doesn't work is the built-in Winmodem, which,
fortunately, I don't use anyway.  Of course, there is the issue of
Broadcom wireless with the D600 and D610, but I got that working just
fine with a 2.6.17-and-later kernel and some firmware.

CAVEAT!!  If you want to max out the DRAM with a Dell laptop, be careful
to buy only 3GB of DRAM, not 4GB.  We found out the hard way, with the
D820, that you lose 768MB if you try installing the full 4GB, leaving
only 3.25GB.  Dell does *not* tell you this anywhere on their Web site.

--TP
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Jason Neiffer wrote:
> I have also heard good things about System76 from various Linux
> podcasts, however, I would certainly consider comparing stats with
> Dell's offerings.  You can purchase a Dell laptop with Ubuntu now and
> every single piece of Dell hardware I have purchased has been VERY
> Linux compatible.  In most cases, Ubuntu runs better than the flavor
> of Windows that it comes with.
>
> Good luck,
> Jason
> Capital HS/Montana
>
> On 5/7/07, *Timothy Hart* <timothy.hart at gmail.com
> <mailto:timothy.hart at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Not exactly K12LTSP related, my apologies. But I thought some
>     people may have some opinions on this.
>
>     Has anyone ever used any of the laptops from system76
>     (http://system76.com). I need a new Linux laptop and heard about
>     them on the Linux Action Show. Wondering if anyone has had some
>     first hand (or second or third) knowledge about them. Thanks.
>
>     Tim
>
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