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First results: Dell XPS Desktop 8100 under Kubuntu 10:04

As promised, I have the weekend of Kubuntu Beta2 10.04 on the new Dell XPS 8100 Desktop installed and tested. This proved to be unexpectedly difficult, because the installer the live CD crashes reproducibly when trying to install Kubuntu on anything other than the primary hard disk (and yes this is with me even Windows 7). I have therefore ultimately have to download the Alternate CD. From this, the installation works fine on the second hard disk.

After updating all packages, I have the latest proprietary Nvidia drivers installed and enabled 3D desktop effects. After a restart and you run 'sudo nvidia-xconfig' (then restart X), one can start the Nvidia configuration tool:

GTS 240 in computer supported without complaint, even the 3D desktop effects are very pretty and shown liquid.

From the volume of the graphics card fan is as quiet as on Windows, because the Nvidia driver provides the fan control. In my case the fan is running without load are around 35%.

works The dynamic adjustment of clock speeds.
Even with the other components I could find no problems. The CPU clock speed and the switching off of individual cores of the Core i7 works fine. Also audio, USB and network work fine.

In VirtualBox also the VT extensions to the CPU easily detected and useable.

I still sleep states suspend to RAM and Suspend to Disk've tested. When you first wake up from suspend to RAM but I get an error message from KDE that an important component had crashed, but I could then find no error in the system. I've restarted the computer and then then came not on the error. The two modes work now anyway without error, and Suspend to disk is no faster than a normal shutdown and startup of the computer, just to go real fix. I will therefore use only suspend to RAM.

Conclusion: As far as I can judge so far, the Linux compatibility of the computer in the new Kubuntu version is given 100% pure. Since it is only just around the Beta2, I think that's really impressive. Whoever plays with the idea, to buy the device should be satisfied with Linux! Currently Dell has once again extended the so-called "special action", ie you get the computer still the same price at which I bought it. And for about 900 EUR, I must say I am very satisfied.