Is this laptop enough for Linux

[Mr.Panda]

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I am about to buy an entry level laptop dedicated to Linux. I was just wondering if it is good enough to run a new version of linux such as suse 10 with all the custom layout eye candy. I need the computer for casual functions... music playback, photo storage, photo editing using something photoshop-like, umm... 2d games from late 90's, instant messaging, internet and blogging. NO 3d animation and 3d games to be used. Is the computer enough to run smooth and steady?

Averatec AV3715ED1 Notebook - AV3715-ED1



Chipset

# ProcessorAMD Mobile Sempron 3000+ 1.80GHz
# Bus Speed1.60GHz PSB
# Cache128KB L2

Memory

# Standard Memory512MB DDR SDRAM
# Memory Speed333MHz DDR333/PC2700

Storage

# Hard Drive60GB S.M.A.R.T. Ultra ATA/100 (ATA-6)
# Optical DriveCombo Drive - CD-RW/DVD-ROM (Integrated)
# Optical Drive Speed24x 24x 24x CD-RW/8x DVD-ROM

Display & Graphics

# Display Screen12.1" XGA Active Matrix TFT Color LCD
# Graphics ControllerVIA K8N800A Integrated
# Display Resolution1024 x 768 Internal Support

Audio

# Sound CardStereo Integrated
# SpeakersStereo Speakers Integrated


Network

# Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g 54Mbps Mini PCI Integrated
# Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3 10/100Mbps Integrated
# ModemV.92 56Kbps Integrated Fax Modem

[spencerf]

absolutely!

I have an old thinkpad t22 with 900mhz PIII, 256 RAM that runs smooth as butta.

That's with Gentoo mind you, but the computer you listed will run SUSE great.

[ImNeat]

Yea what he said. You shouldnt have any problems. Thats a nice looking machine - happy nuxing =)

[antidrugue]

Like the others said, it is plenty enough.

Some Linux distro will fly on it, others will just run smoothly.

Maybe you want to look more in depth this WIFI card, just to make sure it is easy to configure on Linux. You can post the model of the card if you want more feedback.

[Kojak]

Should work well. My laptops are less powerful and run with Linux. No problems.

[carlosponti]

i have linux on a 600 mhz sony i bought 4 years ago so yes you have enough.

[void_false]

Definitely. It's more that enough. I had P3 1000MHz with 192mb ram running Ubuntu just fine.

[rykoala]

Yeah you're fine. I'm running Ubuntu 6.06 on a P3 1ghz with 384mb ram and a 20gb hard drive. Runs great

[devils casper]

Maybe you want to look more in depth this WIFI card, just to make sure it is easy to configure on Linux. You can post the model of the card if you want more feedback.

i agree with antidrugue ... post the model of WIFI card ......
except this... i dont think you gonna have any kind of problem in this book

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[Weedman]

What about the onboard GPU?

I didn't think that the VIA-based ones had much support in the way of Linux...

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