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Posted on 05/24/2007 9:56:18 AM PDT by N3WBI3
The day Linux advocates have been waiting for has arrived . Dell has announced three different systems with Ubuntu 7.04 installed: the XPS 410n and Dimension E520n desktops and the Inspiron E1505n notebook. However, those expecting lower prices for their Linux boxes may be disappointed because there is little or no price differential between the Linux and Windows models. In fact, the entry level E520 Windows desktop is significantly cheaper.
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The pre-installed Ubuntu systems will be available at www.dell.com/open today. Starting price for the E520n desktop and the E1505n notebook is US$599; the XPS 410n starts at US$899.
By comparison, the starting price for a Dell E520 with Vista Home Basic, Celeron processor and 512MB RAM is US$369, while a Core 2 Duo model with Vista Home Premium and 1GB RAM is $679. The entry level of the Vista Home Basic version of the E1505 notebook is US$699, $100 more than its entry level Ubuntu counterpart. At the higher end the XPS 410, with Core 2 Duo processor, Vista Home Premium, 1GB RAM and 19 inch LCD monitoris exactly the same price as the Ubuntu Linux version at US$899.
Of course, it's hard to compare systems without seeing the equivalent configurations. However, early indications are that Dell will not be trying to sell its new Linux boxes on the price of the operating system. For Linux stalwarts, that should not be a problem. They can point to the plethora of free open source applications that will come bundled with the Ubuntu boxes, giving them a full strength working system from the get go without the need to buy additional applications.
The true test, however, will be how easily users will be able to configure the pre-installed systems to do the things they've been used to doing with Windows - wireless networking, music, videos, games - as well as driver support for their peripherals
According to the Direct2Dell blog, hardware support will come from Dell as well as the Linux section of the Dell Community Forum, with updates coming from the Linux team at www.dell.com/linux http://linux.dell.com. Users also have fee-based options for operating system support through Canonical, including 30-day Get Started, One-year Basic and One-year Standard.
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That's why I didn't post it. I was waiting until it was reality. :) I figured someone would post this story, though.
How else was I going to beat you to it ;)
“Society is important because of ubuntu.” (BJ Clinton, Sept, ‘06)
In before the flame wars?
He wasn’t talking about the linux distro.
Why let facts get in the way.. They all know that..
I never said such a thing. I’m a big fan of Ubuntu but that’s over the top.
Link or it didn’t happen. ;-)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/5388182.stm
Go back in FR...there were a couple of threads on it at the time as well.
Ya think? ;)
< grin > OK. We have a resident troll here who does believe it was about the distro.
You’d be hard pressed to find anyone more computer illiterate than I in FR. It just struck a chord when I saw the word “ubuntu.” I thought that Clinton had said “ubutu”, but was able to find the above link and just couldn’t help myself.
For a cranky, old man...this is what passes for humor.
"Can't we all just get along?"
So you have to pay the Microsoft tax anyway? That sucks ass.
From what I’ve read this Ubuntu doesn’t even come out of the box with a functional DVD due to legalities? But it costs the same (actually MORE did you say?) than Windows? LMAO!
Naa he will hope on and have a conniption fit and for the most part will be ignored (oh I long for a filter)
And how much does that Windows box cost once you buy the applications you need for it to do anything useful?
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