If you plan to use Linux on your Dell Latitude E-Series (E6400, E6500, etc), make sure you can live without suspend. 3D graphics support also seems very iffy. [Update: Both 3D graphics and suspend works now, after I installed new drivers from RPMFusion]
On the bright side … there are new drivers for the Broadcom wireless NICs, and work beautifully in Fedora 10, courtesy of rpmfusion.org. And the 64-bit support is very good … I’m using 64-bit Fedora, and I thought I’d have more problems using a 64-bit OS. It’s actually going very well, Linux now has 64-bit support in Flash.
Fedora 10 co-exists nicely with Windows XP. After setting up dual-boot, Windows tried to “check the disk” that Linux is sitting on. Silly operating system … that’s ext4 something you’ll never understand. My problem is now hardware compatability issues. Living without suspend is really really bad. When I used my wife’s 2006 MBP, I never had to switch it off, always using the Suspend-to-RAM feature with never a hitch. Always resumed perfectly.
I think it’s time to seriously evaluate the Mac Book Air … or even a new 15″ MBP. Fedora is a great distribution for power users, but you really have to pair it up with compatible hardware. Maybe one of the things the Brunei’s Open Source Software Community could do is to award “Tested with Linux!” stickers to hardware vendors who ship good Linux gear in Brunei … hrmmm …
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