It has been almost 6 months since I first booted my Dell mini 10v. In that time I’ve used it nearly daily. I do not regret the purchase in the slightest. However as time goes on I have become frustrated with the support the Mini has been getting. Rather, the lack of support.
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Nixing UNR 9.04
Well, after a few weeks of using Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 I have decided to pull it off my Mini. It was nice having later versions of software but, really, the usability wasn’t there. Namely there were the following problems.
I Had To Try, No It Didn’t Work…
Dell Mini 10v + Ubuntu 8.04 + Wine + Runes of Magic…
It started, told me my graphics card was too sucky then promptly hung. 
Mini 10v After 2 Days
Well, I’ve had my Dell Mini 10v for two days now. Here’s a list of thoughts about it in no particular order.
Dell Delivers Ubuntu
Well, actually, Fedex delivers. Dell shipped. Apparently Dell’s spidey sense tingled and they shipped my Mini 10v a few weeks early. It just arrived and like any good geek with a new gadget I wasted no time in playing with my new toy.
Yay, Mini 10v! Boo, 1 Month Order Time!
In my last post I described how voting via commerce is not a precise way to convey preferences. Even so I still tailor my purchases on the off chance that purchasing one product or another will provide sufficient support for the market to shift in a way I desire. I have been eyeing a Dell Mini 9 for over a year now. Not because it is a sleek Netbook but because Dell is the first major PC manufacturer to embrace Linux on their desktops, laptops and netbooks. I wanted to reward them with my business but needed to do so in a way that let them know it was Linux, not their hardware, which brought me to their doors. Sometimes, however, principles can be so frustrating!
