> > I've had very few problems with the entire Dell laptop line. My company > has bought ~30ish laptops from them in the last 5 years. Lessons > learned: >
My Dell M1330 came with ubuntu preinstalled, and worked fine for a while. Although after 6 months it suffered from real problems due to the graphics chip overheating, and caused damage to the screen. I was in guarantee still, and Dell were excellent about it. I had a new motherboard and new screen within 24 hours. That said, I think there have been many problems with the M1330s, and it may not be representative of the all Dells. > > 3. If you aren't planning to run super-serious video apps, get Intel > video. For compatibility, especially since the change to Kernel Mode > Setting, it is: > > Intel > AMD > nVidia > Yes, this. For a while, with each successive 6 monthly upgrade, the graphics were totally trashed due to problems with the nvidia drivers (they are proprietary drivers I believe) > > 4. It's hard to find no OS or Ubuntu pre-loaded. Yes, you may have to > take the copy of Windows that comes with it, but I doubt you'll find a > _laptop_ that's cheaper without Windows, whatever you think of the > retail price of the OS. You can always get the install disc and load it > as a VM in Virtualbox. > I think I read somewhere that you can claim the cost of the windows license back from microsoft if you don't use it... I don't know if anyone more informed can confirm or deny this?
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