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I put ubuntu on it last night and you are sooo right!! it was pretty bloated.
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Where? Be specific!
Perhaps you are unfamiliar with
the meaning of the term as it applies to software.
Can you provide examples of:
- efficiency-focused applications replaced with less efficient enhanced versions
- unnecessary modules in program design and operation
- the incorporation of extended features which will be extraneous or low value for most users but slow down the program overall even if unused
- the prioritization of marketing and "headline feature-set" over quality and focus
- use larger amounts of system resources (mass storage space, processing power or memory) than older versions of the same programs, without concomitant benefits being provided to end users
The "bloat" accusation has been levelled at a large number of quite efficient linux's. The third bullet above is usually the kicker... if not using the "feature" doesn't slow down the whole, then it ain't bloat.
OTOH: compiling your own software exactly for your hardware
does produce a snappier feel. If that is what you are after, then you want Yoper, Gentoo or Slackware. Sabayon is Gentoo with 3D desktop effects by default. Zenwalk is slackware slimmed down to essentials.
No linux, out of the box, can be expected to provide exactly
your desired/needed features and functionality. Speciality (embedded) linuxes do this - they've been custom "crafted" for the HW they were installed on.
If "absolute minimum" applications is more your style, the puppy, feather, DSL, and mu are your candidates.
The ultimate
On fedora: Ironically, almost anything
else would have worked first time. You'll have discovered you don't get much out of installing in console mode. If you do that with fedora, anaconda doesn't enable X and you will have video issues indeed. Where possible, install with as many features enabled as you expect to use. Use the gui and plug all your periferals in.
You need to know how to read technical entries. (Practise on the man pages.) The HCL was telling you that a linux distro as early as FC2 had all the HW supported out of the box and no reported acpi issues.
Of course, dell have been known to change things (like BIOS) in different shipments of the same product. Especially with laptops. Even if I had a copy in front of me working fine, that's no guarantee it will work for yours. In the end, you have to attempt an install and see.
The main point was that you could have installed with confidence - and you did.
Thanks :)
I was looking for some input like that! I put ubuntu on it last night and you are sooo right!! it was pretty bloated. Im sure it would speed up if i compiled my own build for it 
