Dell Linux PCs go on sale Thursday
Dell said on Wednesday night it will begin selling three models of PCs with Ubuntu Linux preinstalled on Thursday.
Dell teases its Ubuntu Linux PCs
(Credit: Dell)The company announced the models on its Direct2Dell Web site and said they'll go on sale at www.dell.com/open by 2 p.m. PST Thursday.
The three models are the E520n desktop and the E1505n notebook, both with a starting price of $599, and the XPS 410n, with a starting price of $899. The move will fulfill a schedule the company committed to earlier this month.
Dell announced the Linux PC plan after being inundated with requests from potential customers. The Round Rock, Texas-based company has been trying to engage with customers as part of an effort to restore its flagging competitiveness.
Lionel Menchaca, digital media manager, touted the new systems as evidence of Dell's reform. "Thanks for giving us a chance to show what Dell 2.0 is about. While this is a milestone that a lot of us will remember, it's just the beginning--plenty more to come," he said.
Change your game with AT&T
Why would consumer pay the same price for a free peice of software???????
I guess time will tell...
And yes, I'm putting a laptop on my shopping list!
Robert~
As for the patent violations, well if Microsoft so sure that Linux violates their patents then why have they not all ready started legal proceedings and put in a court injunction stopping anyone selling Linux or services for Linux, Microsoft using their patent argument as marketing ploy to try to gain customers and put them of competitors. It is not the first time and probably not the last time they will used under handed tactics.
- Running Ubuntu 7.04 in 1999 PC
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by cliffroc
May 27, 2007 10:12 AM PDT
- Three weeks ago my friend gave me his 1999 Sony Viao with Pentinum II, 256 MB memory and Microsoft Windows 98. Windows 98 has no longer support by Microsoft anymore. I don't care for Windows 98 due to a reputation of problems and don't care for anti-virus and anti-spyware applications causing systme running extremely slow. I installed Ubuntu 7.04 Linux over Windows 98 and added USB Fast Ethernet. For past three weeks it runs so beautiful and very stable without a single problem. Of course, it runs a little slow but not bad. I am going to give it to my elderly mother who needs for email, browser and letters by OpenOffice. Good investment.
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