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Dell 500
Author(s)
Floord
Introduction
Budget laptop
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Specifications
| Name | Dell 500 |
| Processor | Celeron M550 2.0 Ghz |
| Screen | 15.4” WXGA Widescreen |
| RAM | 1GB |
| HDD | 120GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | Intel GMA X3100 |
| Network | Ethernet, Intel 3945 802.11abg |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | Sometimes it opened |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Some troubles with aircrack |
| Bluetooth | Yes | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Yes | |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| Camera | Not Tested | no camera |
| Hotkeys | Yes |
Notes
Suspend causes the machine to freeze with a black screen on Ubuntu 10.04(10% chance)
Solution with Aircrack
Solution for optical drive (last firmware)
Summary
Celereon → Core2Duo
1Gb RAM → 4Gb RAM
120Gb HDD → 500GB HDD
Ubuntu → Gentoo
Everything is fine 
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