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« on: May 27, 2007, 08:34:31 AM »
This is some what of an old story.. But either way Dell has begun to offer/ship notebooks and desktops with Linux pre-loaded.   Overall the systems are a little cheaper but I was wondering if anyone here would actually buy a Linux based product at this time with no experience what so ever?

Here is a direct link to what they are offering.  It is Ubuntu and FreeDOS.
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/ubuntu?c=us&l=en&s=dhs
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« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2007, 12:46:15 PM »
i think its only in the USA

as always that sucks monkey balls damn corporations every thing is USA 1st

one day it wont be and u will cry !!
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« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2007, 12:46:58 PM »
Quote from: just- on May 27, 2007, 12:46:15 PM
i think its only in the USA

as always that sucks monkey balls damn corporations every thing is USA 1st

one day it wont be and u will cry !!

na, it will still be here first lol
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« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2007, 12:55:19 PM »
Quote from: dlewis23 on May 27, 2007, 12:46:58 PM
na, it will still be here first lol

just hope u live long enough to see something come out 1st somewhere else and than i can laugh
at lease once compared to a bazzilion times u laugh at me Smile
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« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2007, 06:30:12 PM »
 I would have my doubts about someone wanting linux pre loaded. The linux geeks will already have there own fav flavor of linux ready to load.

 Average users are still a bit intimidated about linux. Linux can a bit of peta at times. Most are to  just used to windows. In time llnux will apeal to the masses. Just my huble opinion.
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« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2007, 01:43:41 PM »
in time linux will take over for windows hasnt been making much progress
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« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2007, 10:36:59 PM »
Linux still have a long path when it comes to multimedia.
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« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2007, 07:47:44 AM »
Quote from: ninjageek on May 27, 2007, 06:30:12 PM
I would have my doubts about someone wanting linux pre loaded. The linux geeks will already have there own fav flavor of linux ready to load.

 Average users are still a bit intimidated about linux. Linux can a bit of peta at times. Most are to  just used to windows. In time llnux will apeal to the masses. Just my huble opinion.

yes but next time i wanna buy a pc i dont want to pay for a windows license that i am not going use
or if i can get a commercial license and install windows for free in my pc

they did massive research before they decided this
it will work i am convinced
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« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2007, 09:59:25 PM »
Quote from: just- on May 29, 2007, 07:47:44 AM
yes but next time i wanna buy a pc i dont want to pay for a windows license that i am not going use
or if i can get a commercial license and install windows for free in my pc

they did massive research before they decided this
it will work i am convinced

 So how much does a a person save with lynix laptop compared to windows laptop? Huh. Never really thought about that. I just assumed the price would be the same. Does make sense a lynix laptop should be cheeper.
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« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2007, 12:29:43 AM »
I would like to know the same thing, how much money would you save by getting a linux pc instead of windows?
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« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2007, 05:59:22 AM »
I did some quick checking on Dell.It looks like a E1505 notebook with windows goes for $699.00. The E1505 with Ubuntu Linux goes for $599.00. BUT !!  if you bring the 512  memory in the Linux machine up to the 1mb to match  the windows machine has the price goes up to $649.00. The windows machine has a X1400 video card,So if you buy the option nvidia card {256mb Geforce GO 7300 Turbo Cache] offer on the Linux machine the price goes up to $728.00 So you can save $50.00 dollars if you do not need the better video card or spend a extra $29.00 dollar  on the Linux machine to get one close to the windows machine.
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