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2004 HP ZE5700 notebook - prospectus

Asked by Jeffrey Noel Abando

Hello. I've been a closet fan of the linux-dist and been analsying and actively researching the possibilities that I can join the community, and though I wouldn't say I'm a beginner/novice in the IT world, I know enough. I would just like to ask the odds/possibilities/chances that I can BRING NEW LIFE to my 2004 HP Notebook ze5700 with only 192 MB RAM and about 22 out of the 56 available mem space in my hd. i am aware the kubuntu is the preferred derivative for my "not that obsolete" laptop, but would like to take a shot at this question so I start becoming an "UBUNTU"-er. I still would like to dual boot wit the MS Xp OS in a partition. My plan is maybe upgrading my RAM to at least 512 (if not 256). the past 2 weeks i have been just cleaning everything out through defrag and dskcleanup and scndsk and took all the programs i don't need.

if it helps, it only runs from the first intel celeron , if im not mistaken, the BANIAS 130nm core

I had already ordered my free ubuntu CD, 4 weeks to go (ordered it about 2 weeks ago) so I am waiting for it come in mail. I know I can download it from the website, and running it from the CD will be slower, but i wanted to take my time and do as much research as I can because I don't want to go in unchartered waters of my limited IT credentials and loose my notebook completely.

Does anyone recommend me just waiting for at least another 3 months (Jaunty?) and get a Toshiba netbook?

Should i just take much slower and go kubuntu first?

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nhasian (nhasian) said : 		#1

Hello jabando1,

once you add more ram to your computer, you will be able to run ubuntu. personally the I am more comfortable using the regular Ubuntu 8.10 with the Gnome desktop environment, but you can install KDE as well and switch back and forth between them on the login screen. Yes, 20 gigs is enough hard disk space space to play with ubuntu. If you install 8.10 now you can easily upgrade to 9.04 when it comes out April 29th.

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Jeffrey Noel Abando (jabando1) said : 		#2

Thanks for the tip.. appreciate it.. will start researching for my RAM upgrade purchase...

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Jeffrey Noel Abando (jabando1) said : 		#3

Thanks for the tip.. appreciate it.. will start researching for my RAM upgrade purchase...

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#4

errr, i think you mena Xubuntu? Did you order the Ubuntu, Kubuntu or Xubuntu disc?

I got Ubuntu working fine on a hp ze4502 last month - a little bit slow but very tolerable especially compared to many Windows systems i've used! (and much faster than the Windows on the same machine) Ubuntu only needs about 6Gb to spread out in and can read data from the Windows side.

On the ze4502 i added some more ram but you have to be very careful about getting the right type in this series. I got 3200 which should have worked as its usually backwards compatible but ended up having to buy some more that was just 2700 (bandwith not price! lol). Now a massive 1Gb of Ram (well some 'shaved off' for the graphics card)

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#5

I only added the ram last week and that was mainly to deal with the Windows side. ubuntu was still fine.

Err "mena" should have been "mean a", a typo not txting ;)

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Jeffrey Noel Abando (jabando1) said : 		#6

Thanks Tom, that solved my question.

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Jeffrey Noel Abando (jabando1) said : 		#7

much appreciated, mr. tom... should i have any worries about my processor though? once I do replace my RAM, should i also worry about replacing the processor?

And i believe it is xubuntu, derivative that can deal with older systems

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#8

lol, yeh you've got to decide just how much money in total it's possibly worth spending to improve a laptop that can only be taken so far anyway. £40 for more Ram plus £40 for a new hard-drive was about my limit for the ze4502. Bearing in mind that both those things should be usable in the next one, perhaps.

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Best Tom (tom6) said : 		#9

Just bearing in mind that a bransd new Asus eee is about £150. So £80 was probably a bit more than i would have ideally wanted to spend when i could have waited a bit and got a new machine. I think the processor is fine and anyway its tough to replace some of this stuff. Ram & drives were easy.

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Jeffrey Noel Abando (jabando1) said : 		#10

Thanks Tom, that solved my question.

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#11

I'm not saying that Asus eee is the best, i wouldn't have a clue lol. It just caught my eye when i was flicking through some stuff. But a new laptop/notebook at £150 seemed good and it was eye-catching too :)

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Jeffrey Noel Abando (jabando1) said : 		#12

yea, didnt really mean clicking on the first answer, just letting the system know u had answered my basic question. been surfing the past 3 hours, transfer window, your snow over there, and obviously linux/unix stuff. Im a novice so i also looked around for unix/linux certication , there's a local university here that offers some beginners courses towards a certicate, around 220p's per class. 4 classes and that's it. may eventually learn more about java and C, but that's way above my head. Any tips of online sources so i can start reading ahead?

thanks for the help again!
oh yea, ASUS, per the analysing and researching i did, is below par, there is something better, pretty sure. Toshiba Netbook? or u prefer an affordable desktop?

Spurs Fan;

JEFF

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#13

I'm not sure but posting that as a question might get some interesting answers. Unix/Linux Certs sound like a great plan. A lot of the largest servers are Unix and much of the mid-range stuff is *nix as people say when referring to Unix/Linux systems. Linux is based on Gnu which stands for "Gnu is Not Unix" lol, they seem to like these recursive names indicating similarity.

Regards from
Tom :)