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Dell Officially lauches it's Ubuntu line [The Systems are Up]

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Goosemaster

Lifer
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Get 'em right Here

The systems are up😀


Desktops:
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Dimension E520 N
Intel® Core?2 Duo Processor E4300 (1.8GHz, 800 FSB)
Ubuntu Desktop Edition version 7.04
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache?
$599

XPS 410 N
Intel® Core? 2 Duo Processor E4300 (2MB L2 Cache,1.8GHz,800FSB)
Ubuntu Desktop Edition version 7.04
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache?

$899

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Laptops:

Inspiron E1505 N
Intel® Pentium® dual-core proc T2080(1MB Cache/1.73GHz/533MHz FSB
Ubuntu Edition version 7.04
512MB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 DIMM
80GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive

$599

and $699 with a the low-end Core2Duo

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Link to direct 2 dell (blog) with the details

http://linux.dell.com/ - the support site




😀

-$599 for a lappy....wish I had the $$🙁
-hardware support by Dell
-software support available by Canonical
-intel graphics
-appearantly intel wireless



background:

dell n-series laptops have been out a while with freedos n-series so hopefully they will be selling D-series lattitudes....

..if these initial models do well....
 
I'm surprised there was enough demand to justify offering Ubuntu... you'd figure that most people who care to use it would just buy the computer, format the HD, and then install their OS of choice.
 
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
I'm surprised there was enough demand to justify offering Ubuntu... you'd figure that most people who care to use it would just buy the computer, format the HD, and then install their OS of choice.
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With them selling @ WalMart, there will be a much higher demand, not for Ubuntu specifically, but for the lower selling price that comes with using a free (as in $$) OS.
 
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
I'm surprised there was enough demand to justify offering Ubuntu... you'd figure that most people who care to use it would just buy the computer, format the HD, and then install their OS of choice.
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That's not the real issue.

Anyone can do that, but wireless, amoung other standard options, such as widescreen displays, and such, tend to cause 'issues"

Having a corporate entity means they are liable for what they sell and will make damn sure that everything is compatible...


<--been through ndiswrapper hell on a lappy AND on a desktop...no desire to go back...
<--been through ati driver hell on a lappy AND on a desktop...no desire to go back...
 
Originally posted by: ebaycj
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
I'm surprised there was enough demand to justify offering Ubuntu... you'd figure that most people who care to use it would just buy the computer, format the HD, and then install their OS of choice.
Click to expand...

With them selling @ WalMart, there will be a much higher demand, not for Ubuntu specifically, but for the lower selling price that comes with using a free (as in $$) OS.
Click to expand...

And think about it...family with two kids looking for "something for the kids"

"hey look honey, this one comes with games and a word processor and is cheaper"

I hope it does well🙂
 
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
I'm surprised there was enough demand to justify offering Ubuntu... you'd figure that most people who care to use it would just buy the computer, format the HD, and then install their OS of choice.
Click to expand...

That's not the real issue.

Anyone can do that, but wireless, amoung other standard options, such as widescreen displays, and such, tend to cause 'issues"

Having a corporate entity means they are liable for what they sell and will make damn sure that everything is compatible...


<--been through ndiswrapper hell on a lappy AND on a desktop...no desire to go back...
<--been through ati driver hell on a lappy AND on a desktop...no desire to go back...
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Ah damn, I didn't even think about that... hopefully companies will put more effort into creating drivers for Linux OS'es (sp?) and/or making them better.
 
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
And the world yawns in unison.
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Go crap on some other thread.


I think it's great that Joe Average is finally being offered a choice of something other than microsoft products. For the people who just use word processing, a bit of internet-browsing for eBay and booking holidays, and printing off digital camera photos, Ubuntu will do perfectly - it's not like open office and konqueror are hard to use. As long as it's simple enough for Joe Average to use it fine, he'll appreciate the fact that he's saving quite a bit of cash on not buying windows. And not crashing just before you save or just as you're about to place a bid on eBay is a good thing too.
 
Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
Originally posted by: Roguestar
Use WINE or just run a windows virtual machine under VMWare.
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how well does that work?
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Slower than a native install, but well if you're running a fast CPU (and a bit better with virtualisation enabled), so with an overclocked Core 2 I'd imagine pretty well.
 
that's great! take some of that market away from Microsoft hopefully ubuntu appeals to more people.
 
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