Bigbro's foray into the scary world of blogging
I've splashed out on a siny new laptop, and after much deliberation, went with a Dell D430 ultraportable. The screen is 12.1" but boasts an impressive 1280x800 resolution, and it appears to support Linux (Ubuntu) reasonably well. Sound, video, trackpad, 802.11g wireless and bluetooth all appear to work without problems, though strangely enough, the 'Wifi' LED on the front panel doesn't light under Linux to tell me it's enabled.
The only issue I've hit thus far has been the 3G/HSDPA modem installed, which appears to be a 'Novotel' rather than the well supported Hauwei E220. Hopefully I'll have some time to poke at this in the coming weeks and see if I can make it work. Updates (if any) will be posted here.
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