Dell Vostro 2520 Laptop (Pentium 2nd Gen/2 GB/320 GB/Linux)

Hi Folks. Just received this piece of beauty from Flipkart yesterday(13/4/13) I couldnt believe Flipkart delivered it so fast since i placed the order on 11/4/13!! I had spent quite some time on the internet before i chose to buy this laptop. A few pointers for online buyers :- This piece isnt available in malls, you gotta order it online. Dont buy it from oem directly, they give you a quote, which makes you wanna settle for something much much cheaper. Flipkart is the right place to buy this product. This did not come bundled with any driver dvd. So now I have to download my own drivers. I wish flipkart could have bundled the driver dvd and the Ubuntu dvd. It sure wouldnt have increased their cost. Pros about this product :- * It looks super cool * Doesnt get heated up too much like most laptops (not for now atleast) * Smooth Customization of Ubuntu. It detected the wireless network immediately. * I have never used linux before, but this version is simply sweet * The Camera and the voice are perfect. (Still need to run a few songs and movies to crosscheck) * Super comfy keyboard and mouse touchpad Cons :- * No driver Cd/Dvd. * No ubuntu Cd/Dvd * Comes with Dell Recommended Bagpack * Dell Utility on Ubuntu is COMPLEX. Dont know how to operate that thingy or what its for!!

Pros: 1. Unbeatable price for this configuration 2. Excellent look & feel, build quality. Loved the scratch-resistant surface 3. One free RAM slot for expansion 4. Heat generated is very low, no need for a cooler 5. HDMI output 6. Non-glossy screen and chasis Cons: 1. No separate external keys for volume and brightness control (Fn keys provided though) 2. Laptop was loaded with outdated and unsupported Ubuntu 11.10. Must upgrade to at least 12.04 LTS. Also factory-shipped Ubuntu had mount problems during booting. Less one star for this. 3. Requires to open the entire back cover for HDD upgrade. For RAM upgrade, keyboard needs to be removed. Most modern day laptops provide easy access to HDD/RAM. 4. WLAN is giving me 52 mbps only. Not able to fix the issue so far. 5. Performance is slow as it is a low power machine. RAM upgrade to 4GB recommended for 64-bit OS (Windows 7 Experience Index is 4.5) 6. Battery provides 2.5 hrs backup. 7. No OEM driver CD provided. Had to download 800 mb driver packages from Dell Support. 8. In Windows 7, one USB device is showing 'unrecognized device' even after all drivers are installed. Could not fix this. I have formatted the hard disk and made it dual boot with Windows 7 64-bit and Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit. In my experience, Ubuntu 32-bit is performing better than Win 7 64-bit.