[geeks] FYI - Dell to start accepting orders for Ubuntu laptop/desktops

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Sandwich Maker <adh at an.bradford.ma.us>
>Date: 2007/05/24 Thu PM 03:14:13 CDT
>To: geeks at sunhelp.org
>Subject: Re: [geeks] FYI - Dell to start accepting orders for Ubuntu laptop/desktops

>" From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at verizon.net>
>" 
>" 
>" Just curious if anyone here has an opinion (Ha!) about Dell actually
>" offering Linux systems for consumers?
>
>i'm divided.  it's bolder than stepping back from vista to xp in
>defying the ms juggernaut, but afaik it's suse, and novell has just
>signed a nonaggression pact with ms.  that means sasquatch is still in
>position to collect its nickel.

Nope - Ubuntu - they are available now.

The laptop has a wimpy processor & 512 Meg RAM, and is priced at $599 for the base model...

see: http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

Lionel