[vox] Linux systems back at Dell

[Jeff Newmiller]

I have had Vostro laptops before for work, mostly running Windows, and they were rather unreliable. I am disappointed that Dell	is going to link Linux with poor reliability in buyers minds.
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Brian Lavender <brian at brie.com> wrote:

>I got tired of Nvidia drivers and I find the Intel video performs
>relatively well. I guess it depends upon your preference.
>
>brian
>
>On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 01:52:02PM -0700, Darth Borehd wrote:
>>    Nice, but I want a laptop with a decent video card in it.
>> 
>>    On 23 March 2012 13:11, Brian Lavender <[1]brian at brie.com> wrote:
>> 
>>      Dell started selling preinstalled GNU/Linux systems again.
>>      You'll see a few vostro options available:
>>     
>[2]http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/laptops.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&~c
>>      k=mn#!facets=80770~0~1791343&p=1
>>      --
>>      Brian Lavender
>>      [3]http://www.brie.com/brian/
>>      "There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way
>is to
>>      make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And
>the
>>      other
>>      way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious
>>      deficiencies."
>>      Professor C. A. R. Hoare
>>      The 1980 Turing award lecture
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>> References
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>>    1. mailto:brian at brie.com
>>    2.
>http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/laptops.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&%7Eck=mn#%21facets=80770%7E0%7E1791343&p=1
>>    3. http://www.brie.com/brian/
>>    4. mailto:vox at lists.lugod.org
>>    5. http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox
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>Brian Lavender
>http://www.brie.com/brian/
>
>"There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to
>make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the
>other
>way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious
>deficiencies."
>
>Professor C. A. R. Hoare
>The 1980 Turing award lecture
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