Hi,
I stumbled upon openSUSE 11 by accident as I was looking for another OS to replace my Windows XP as I have had enough of it just chomping up my hard drive space.
I have a Compaq Presario v3000, specs:
# AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-52 (1.60GHz/512KB)
# 14.1" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800)
# NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
# 512MB DDR2 SDRAM (2x256MB)*
# 60 GB 5400 RPM Serial ATA Hard Drive
# Super Multi 8X DVD+/-R/RW w/Double Layer Support
# 802.11b/g WLAN
# 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
# 1-yr Standard Warranty
# Dimensions: 13.15" (L) x 9.33" (W) x 1" (min H)/1.54" (max H)
# Weight (6 cell): 5.5lb
more details on this site I found on it:
Compaq v3000z Review (pics, specs)
I am new to Linux distros and have always been a Windows user, but have had enough now and want to change.
I mainly use the laptop for surfing the net, university work, listening to music and am beginning to start video editting (sampler and training footage).
I have tried the LIVE CD (GNOME) and I must say that I am loving the look of openSUSE 11. Only thing I couldn't get working was the wireless card.
Really do want to make the move to this distro but am scared as I have never attempted something like this.
The programs on Windows I am curious if SUSE can support or has a equivalent are:
Zattoo- free tv player, allowing you to watch TV from your laptop.
Adobe Premier Pro- for video capture and editting.
iRiver music player-kinda like apple itunes, but from iriver.
I am using openoffice at the moment and I know that it is included with the SUSE distro along with many other applications for music and video viewing. Also that I won't need any anti virus or firewalls for it.
Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.