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The listing, Dell Inspiron 5000e Notebook with flash drive has ended.

I got this computer awhile ago from a friend and have decided to list it. I installed Ubuntu awhile ago via a CD I got. I don’t know of anything that doesn’t work because I haven’t done anything but type papers on it.

I have used the following and know work:
USB port
Sound
Touch pad
Keyboard
Battery holds a charge
AC adaptor

I have not gone on the internet or tried to install a movie player. I know the CD drive works because that’s how I installed Ubuntu but I have not installed a driver for it yet. The only thing that I have seen that makes it not work perfectly is a line about one pixel by 5 pixels that moves down the screen every once in awhile. It isn’t noticeable unless you look for it. 32 MB Memorex Flash drive will come with laptop.

Items are sold as is.

Questions & Comments

google chrome os is coming out 2011....Linux is working on it and microsoft is sure to be sweating....http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html YEAY FOR OPEN SOURCE!!!!! OH, YEAH.....UBUNTU ROCKS!!!!!

Aug 5th, 2010 at 7:04:21 PM PDT by

ha ha thanks for the comment

Aug 5th, 2010 at 9:21:16 PM PDT by

Does this have wifi cabilities?

Aug 4th, 2010 at 7:10:11 AM PDT by

Not that I know of. I haven't really done anything but written papers on it for school.

Aug 4th, 2010 at 7:59:27 AM PDT by

i love Ubuntu :)

Aug 7th, 2010 at 1:35:26 AM PDT by

Ubuntu is something you think you would see advertized on this site. Like the OS of Listia.

Aug 7th, 2010 at 5:19:49 AM PDT by

Rad. Wish I had some more credits to win this thing. Cool auction.

Aug 7th, 2010 at 1:35:10 AM PDT by

Thanks!

Aug 7th, 2010 at 5:20:02 AM PDT by

Wow Awesome Listing :) Good luck

Aug 6th, 2010 at 10:00:11 PM PDT by

Thank you I'm hoping it does well

Aug 7th, 2010 at 5:20:15 AM PDT by

cool i cant believe i was winning this auction at one point

Aug 6th, 2010 at 9:46:25 PM PDT by

It has to start some where. Thanks for bidding!

Aug 7th, 2010 at 5:20:30 AM PDT by

Yeah I tried to google it and all I found out was that it was first introduced in 2001 and I have no idea when they stopped making them but they were part of a lawsuit in 2006 for faulty batteries and that's all I could find out... It doesn't have manufacture date on it somewhere?

Aug 6th, 2010 at 7:41:57 PM PDT by

It does say 2000 on the back but there isn't a tab that says this lap top was made in . . . I pulled the battery to see if it came with a date and it did not either. It does have a button you can press when you have removed it that shows you how good of a charge it has. It lit up all five bars. I should have taken a picture it looks pretty cool.

Aug 6th, 2010 at 9:30:45 PM PDT by

Does it have a spot to hook an ethernet cable up to it? I have a cable modem without wifi so just curious if this would work well to get on the internet.

Aug 6th, 2010 at 6:47:26 PM PDT by

It has a spot on the back that a ethernet cable could fit in. I have not tried to get it on the internet so I don't know how much work it would be. I know you can get any driver it would need for free. There are alot of people that are very good at getting computers up and running with this OS.

Aug 6th, 2010 at 9:27:56 PM PDT by

Do you know how old it is?

Aug 6th, 2010 at 12:49:59 PM PDT by

I do not know how old it is but I have had it for two years. Should be able to see when this computer was made though

Aug 6th, 2010 at 2:10:29 PM PDT by

i need this
Ubuntu is sick!

Aug 6th, 2010 at 9:48:17 AM PDT by

Good luck!

Aug 6th, 2010 at 10:21:08 AM PDT by

looks like the first google blog link was cut by listia, too....its completely safe to check it out....just copy/paste and delete the space between the (i n) in the word introducing....

Aug 6th, 2010 at 12:22:40 AM PDT by

sounds good

Aug 6th, 2010 at 8:08:47 AM PDT by

its 100% Free, Free, Free!!!!!! ooops. looks like that last link to download isn't available anymore...sorry!!!! It'll be out soon anyway!!!!

Aug 6th, 2010 at 12:19:29 AM PDT by

can't beat free!

Aug 6th, 2010 at 8:08:58 AM PDT by

for those of you who never heard of it ....here's the download beta.....http://google-chromium-os.en.softonic.com/

Aug 5th, 2010 at 7:15:14 PM PDT by

is this going to be free or another thing to buy?

Aug 5th, 2010 at 9:20:49 PM PDT by

oh, yeah...its gonna be a 7 second wait for booting up...check this out....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANMrzw7JFzA

Aug 5th, 2010 at 7:09:16 PM PDT by

wouldn't that be nice!

Aug 5th, 2010 at 9:20:59 PM PDT by

I got this information off of another site however I have not checked inside to double check:

Dell Inspiron 5000e Notebook Features
440BX chipset motherboard
128MB PC100 SDRAM
15" 1400x1050 LCD
ATI Rage Mobility 128 w/16MB SGRAM
30GB 4200rpm hard drive
8x/24x DVD/CDROM drive
Integrated floppy drive
~7.5lbs with battery and DVD drive
Pentium III 800MHz

Jul 28th, 2010 at 9:32:51 AM PDT by

This computer has Ubuntu and not windows. Please understand that I am selling it as is. If you have any questions please see the comments below or ask if you would like to know anything.

Aug 2nd, 2010 at 8:35:35 PM PDT by

I have Ubuntu ,It's great . Cant get virus at all. Because unknown language virus can't understand it....

Aug 3rd, 2010 at 6:40:38 PM PDT by

I have never gotten anything either. I think as soon as more people start to use it we'll soon see the end of windows.

Aug 3rd, 2010 at 7:17:35 PM PDT by

This is great item. Hope i win...

Aug 3rd, 2010 at 6:37:43 PM PDT by

good luck!

Aug 3rd, 2010 at 7:17:43 PM PDT by

Ubuntu is an open source operating system. It is the base of the system like Windows, DOS or OS X (apple).

It is a little more complicated than windows, but is less vulnerable to viruses than MS software.

On the other hand, the software is as not as well known, but with some patience you can do just about any thing with it.

The laptop itself isn't that bad. We used to have one.

Aug 2nd, 2010 at 5:11:25 PM PDT by

Thanks for the info. I'm not super great with Ubuntu but I think its something that will become alot more used very soon.

Aug 2nd, 2010 at 8:33:34 PM PDT by

i love Ubuntu

Aug 2nd, 2010 at 4:58:29 PM PDT by

Me too!

Aug 2nd, 2010 at 8:33:43 PM PDT by

Good Bidding going on thanks for posting having a blast!

Aug 1st, 2010 at 10:37:17 PM PDT by

Thanks!

Aug 2nd, 2010 at 8:45:28 AM PDT by

Nice listing! Just so you know, I'm holding off on the turkey for maybe two more weeks, but the Listia mods have told me they won't mess with it again. I'm just thinking that with so many people on vacation in early August it might be more fun and get more action later this month.

Good luck with this listing, it's a very good one!

Aug 1st, 2010 at 3:52:28 PM PDT by

Sounds good I might list some items with you when you do it so that it can get a few more views. I'll put some links in my items let me know

Aug 1st, 2010 at 7:01:55 PM PDT by

cool

Aug 1st, 2010 at 10:48:34 AM PDT by

Thanks!

Aug 1st, 2010 at 1:06:40 PM PDT by

Windows dosent cost alot.

Jul 30th, 2010 at 1:16:06 PM PDT by

It costs more than Ubuntu. A couple hundred dollars isn't a life time of saving but why buy something that you can get for free.

Jul 31st, 2010 at 8:35:17 PM PDT by

whats ubuntu? does it have windows xp?

Jul 29th, 2010 at 6:05:52 PM PDT by

Ubuntu is a system like windows. I installed it because you can get almost any program from the internet for free with it. If you have not used ubuntu or don't know someone who knows how to get the programs I wouldn't bid. It does not have windows . . . pretty soon everyone will have a program like this because windows costs alot of $$$$$$

Jul 29th, 2010 at 8:40:20 PM PDT by

shipping to Canada?

Jul 29th, 2010 at 1:01:33 PM PDT by

Sure

Jul 29th, 2010 at 8:40:31 PM PDT by

it works

Jul 28th, 2010 at 12:04:53 PM PDT by

Yes this computer works.

Jul 28th, 2010 at 3:08:51 PM PDT by

I have also found this site for the Ubuntu people out there:

http://ibgwww.colorado.edu/~lessem/5000e/

I am not a tech person . . . god bless your souls. If you have a question I will work on finding the answer though.

Jul 28th, 2010 at 9:34:37 AM PDT by

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