New TCLUG Classified Ad Category: Computer Type of Ad: For Sale Subject: Dell Vostro 1400, all HW has Linux drivers This system currently has Ubuntu on it. I started with 7.10 and have upgraded to 8.04. Under 7.10, hibernate worked most of the time and suspend didn't work at all. Under 8.04, suspend seems to work perfectly and so I haven't tried hibernate. (No guarantees on that for future kernel & driver updates, but I've yet to have it not wake up since the dist-upgrade.) I imagine that the latest Fedora et al would work just as well, but have no personal experience. This is a nearly new Dell Vostro 1400 which listed at $1,497.00 and has the following specifications: Vostro 1400 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) LCD Panel 14.1 inch Wide Screen XGA+ LCD Display with TrueLife™ Memory 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM Video Cards Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 Hard Drive 120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Integrated NIC and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.08 Optical Drive 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability Sound Card Integrated High Definition Audio Wireless Networking Cards Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Wi-Fi Mini Card Camera Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera MediaDirect Dell Exclusive MediaDirect™ Instant Play Software Application Primary Battery 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery Bluetooth Options Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate) 3Yr Ltd Warranty and Next Business Day On-Site Svc Things to think about: the 4M of cache on the CPU, plus the 3G of RAM make this system very responsive -- who wants to swap? Also, I paid more for the higher resolution screen, so you can see a lot in the 14" of space. Do you work with photos? You'll love the screen. The warranty travels with the machine. You'll get full coverage and years of on-site service directly from Dell, so you don't have to worry about buying a used machine. I did get it on sale a few months back, but I paid hundreds more than I'm now offering it at. Why? Because I know that computers get cheaper over time. (*grin*) Just now, I went to Dell's site and tried to configure the same thing. Their options have changed slightly, but the closest thing that I could come up with had a price tag of $1223.64 (inc. tax -- Dell, despite being mail order, does charge sales tax in MN). 80% of that price is 978.91, so I think that $975 is a very fair price for this great system. This sleek, black notebook computer has very rarely left my home office and, when it has, it was carried around in a really nice padded case. Q. So, why am I selling it? A. Because my work will be buying me a newer laptop with a much larger screen for presentations and there's no sense in this sitting around unused. I plan on restoring it, using the factory-supplied discs, to the exact original software configuration. If you want me to put XP (ugh) instead of Vista (double Ugh) on it, I'm willing to do so, but it'll be $50 more for the hassle and for using up one of my old OEM XP licenses. If you want Ubuntu Linux (which is what I've been using), I'll do that for free. LOCAL BUYERS ONLY. I will NOT, repeat NOT, ship this to you, so don't bother trying to scam me. Questions? Please ask. Seller Email address: tlunde at gmail dot com http://www.mn-linux.org/cgi-bin/classifieds/index.cgi