HP launches RedHat Linux desktop PC (The largest two desktop manufactures now sell Linux lines)

APCMAG.com ^ | 30th August 2007 | Dan Warne

[N3WBI3]

HP launches RedHat Linux desktop PC

• 30th August 2007
• Dan Warne
• Linux, Open source, PC Hardware

HP Compaq DX2250: cheap, cheerful and Linux-based

Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest PC manufacturer, has announced it will start selling Linux-based PCs from $AU600 in Australia.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop will come pre-loaded on the HP dx2250 desktop computer -- an AMD-based model.

The PC itself comes with a range of AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core, Athlon 64 and Sempron processors.

“With the cost of proprietary systems continuing to rise, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop minimises acquisition and ongoing deployment costs, leaving more money and resources for other high-value projects and tasks,” said Max McLaren, General Manager at Red Hat in Australia and New Zealand, taking a clear dig at Vista.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop also comes with OpenOffice preinstalled, Firefox for web browsing and Evolution for email .

Red Hat will also offer Level One, Level Two and Level Three technical support for the solution. HP's announcement did not make clear whether any free software support would be included -- we've put the question to HP.

[N3WBI3]

Interesting choice on the distro, I have worked with Redhats workstation up to RHEL4 and was never too impressed. I would have thought they would have done suse..

[N3WBI3]

OSS Ping..

[battlegearboat]

Get that bean counter in here and have him tell us how much that is in U. S. Dollars.

[dfwgator]

From xe.com:

600.00 AUD = 492.059 USD

[Calvinist_Dark_Lord]

Interesting choice on the distro, I have worked with Redhats workstation up to RHEL4 and was never too impressed. I would have thought they would have done suse..

HP certified suse for use on their systems. Maybe the Novell/Micro$oft deal cooled their enthusiasm.

[battlegearboat]

Thanks Gator.

I was too lazy to get up and Google.

I think I'll now go gargle.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Here is the Walmart answer for less money with SUSE:

Microtel PC features SuSE OS and OpenOffice suite.

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

IB4GE!

[N3WBI3]

GE does not play with me anymore cause I filter him. He pokes his head in screams something and when novone bites he goes to a thread where somebody will indulge his hysteria..

[N3WBI3]

Ive had good luck with Microtel, despite the low prices they are generally not crap but they are very *very* low end components.

[goldstategop]

In Australia.... the basic problem is wireless card drivers. My advice is to install Linuxant drivers within the operating system, then wipe it off the hard drive. Guess what? During the next reinstallation, your Linux distro should automagickally recognize your new wireless card drivers and after you put in your connection info, boot you to the Internet with the KInternet tool.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Golden Eagle]

Do you live in Australia, that’s where this is correct?

[DesScorp]

“Interesting choice on the distro, I have worked with Redhats workstation up to RHEL4 and was never too impressed. I would have thought they would have done suse..”

Red Hat is still the standard in the business world. So that’s what they go with, the safe choice.