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differences in the entry: vendor
Dell
differences in the entry: model name
Vostro 1500
differences in the entry: subtype (notebook or netbook)
notebook
differences in the entry: architecture
amd64
differences in the entry: does it have a free bios?
no
differences in the entry: can free operating systems be installed?
yes
differences in the entry: does the device prevent the installation of wifi cards not-approved by the vendor?
no
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
2007
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
trisquel_7_0
differences in the entry: compatibility with free software
A-platinum B-gold
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
3.13.0-83-lowlatency 3.13.0-83-lowlatency, 4.1.21-gnu
differences in the entry: video card model
NVidia GeForce 8400M GS
differences in the entry: does the video card work?
yes_with_3D
differences in the entry: wifi model
BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
differences in the entry: does the wifi card work?
yes
differences in the entry: webcam model
There is no webcam.
differences in the entry: does the webcam work?
not-specified
differences in the entry: Description
The WiFi does work, but seems to not work consistently on every boot.
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