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Our Blogs The BeerFiles Dell releases Ubuntu 7.04 desktops at Windows prices | Dell releases Ubuntu 7.04 desktops at Windows prices |
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| Written by Stan Beer | |
| Thursday, 24 May 2007 | |
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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 Accordng 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.{moscomment}
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