new computer report: Dell Vostro v130 13.3" laptop with Ubuntu 10.04 preloaded

[Brendan Kidwell]

On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 8:29 AM, Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> On 03/15/2011 01:41 AM, Brendan Kidwell wrote:
> > I placed a mail order for the Vostro 130 and I'll let you know how it
> goes
> > when I get it.
> Please do.


On Thursday I received my Vostro v130 with Ubuntu 10.04 preloaded. I spent
Friday night and Saturday testing it and setting it up.

The Vostro v130 with Ubuntu is a 13.3" thin and light laptop (no optical
drive). It has a dual core Intel Celeron CPU, 2GB of RAM and a 2GB hard
disk. It weighs about 4.25 pounds including the external power adapter. It
sells for $430 plus shipping.

Bluetooth hardware is included but it doesn't work in Ubuntu, despite what
the product page implies. But I knew this from a message on the Ubuntu
forums before I place my order.

Everything else works great. It didn't come with any bloatware except for a
Firefox toolbar.

All the hardware and drivers that worked before I did a fresh Kubuntu 10.10
install continued to work afterward the fresh install; you don't have to
jump through any hoops to get Ubuntu installed.

http://www.itproblemchild.com/2011/03/unboxing-dell-vostro-v130-with-ubuntu-preloaded/

Brendan Kidwell