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Considering Dell M1210 and AirCard 860

post #1 of 5
7/10/06 at 6:32pm
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Looking at Dell M1210 -- has anybody put a Linux distro on it?

Also, has anybody tried using one of those cellular broadband cards with Linux? Looking at Sierra Wireless AirCard 860 as well.
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post #2 of 5
7/10/06 at 6:58pm
wireless cards, beats me, google for it, seeing as its a dell, most large distros cater to fit as many big brand models (DELLS) as possible, so if you go with the likes of Ubuntu i am sure you'll get it running no sweat.
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post #3 of 5
7/10/06 at 7:14pm
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Originally Posted by cg_ds
Looking at Sierra Wireless AirCard 860 as well.

I don't have any experience in using these types of cards (under any OS), but Sierra has a technote on their website.. (Always a good sign when the vendor includes Linux setup info.. IMO)

http://mycusthelp.com/sierrawireless...-1&FB=-1&FC=-1

Also here's one user's experience using that card under Linux..

http://forum.stompboxnetworks.com/viewtopic.php?t=114&
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post #4 of 5
7/13/06 at 5:11pm
Beware that Dell is now shipping notebook computers with the PCMCIA replacement, Express Card.
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post #5 of 5
8/9/06 at 7:49pm
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Exactly my problem! I am thinking hard about getting a Dell M1210. Big change from my Sager 9750.

I ended up buying an AC860 and a very ugly 3G Phoenix broadband router.
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