[HLUG] Which distro for a laptop?

[Si]

Hi Mo,

I've used sidux ( http://sidux.com/ ) on an IBM T41 successfully for some time 
now and a friend has just installed it on a new Dell XPS 1530.

Like Ubuntu, sidux is based on Debian Sid, but uses the Sid repositories 
directly. A strong team and community ensure that any glitches that might 
occur from using Sid are quickly remedied. (There is a useful script 
available that most of us use to do system upgrades and avoid known 
problems).

Being pure Debian, however, means that non-free multi-media packages are not 
included with the Distro but can be added after installation.

I thoroughly recommend it.

Sue.

On Wednesday 09 Jul 2008, Morven Lewis-Everley wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Haven't really posted here before, but I was wondering if anyone had any
> good experiences with different distro's on Dell laptops?
>
> Mine is a Dell Latitude D620, currently running Ubuntu 8.04/XP on dual
> boot. This is great, except that Ubuntu 8.04 seems to Kernal panic whenever
> it runs on battery power... I have no idea why, but according to there
> forums, it seems to be happening to more than a few people.
>
> At this point I am either going to go back to Ubuntu 7.1 or try something
> else, but I am not really sure what to go for. Does anyone have any
> suggestions? Are there any distro's specially for laptops (I have looked,
> but can't really find anything)?
>
> Mo