[HanoiLUG] Dell+Ubuntu has arrived

[Le Xuan Thao]

On Sat, May 26, 2007 at 04:28:10PM +0700, Lars Adermalm wrote:
> E1505N seems to more or less identical to the "standard" E1505:
> 
> Width: 35.6 cm
> Thickness: 3.7 cm
> Depth: 26.5 cm
> Weight: 2.8 kg
> 
> However there are some differences in the basic specifications, i.e. the N
> comes with 2x256MB RAM while the standard comes with 2x512MB, the N comes
> with Intel PRO wireless while the standard comes with dell wireless and
> perhaps most importantly the N comes with optional Intel 256MB graphics
> while the standard can only be configured with Radeon 256MB graphics.
> 
> Interesting is that with identical configuration, except for the Graphics
> card (Intel vs. Radeon) the price is the same, i.e. you pay the same price
> for Ubuntu as for Windows Vista Home Basic. For users that for one reason or
> the other need to have both operating systems it seems to be wiser to buy
> with Windows (Vista or XP) pre-installed and install the Ubuntu later.

Looks like Dell has heard you. Now Ubuntu machine is 50$ cheaper than
Vista one.

http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/66879/Implemented_Ubuntu_Dell_is_50_Less_Than_Windows_Dell


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