Dell Ubuntu Machines Start Hitting the Streets, Answering Q's
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| I'm also rather pleased with Dell's new Linux wiki, which offers
| pointers to all of the Linux efforts and resources, along with
| concise but complete information on the three models that Dell
| ships with Ubuntu.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2144791,00.asp
Part three: technology rules of thumb
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| There are tangible examples of this working in practice. Dell is going
| to start offering Linux pre-installed on its PCs and notebooks, a
| decision it took based on customer feedback from its Direct2Dell
| blog, which is designed to collect customer feedback.
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| Dell said it "has heard" what customers said and will act
| accordingly. "We will expand our Linux support beyond our
| existing servers and Precision workstation line," the company
| said on the blog. "Our first step in this effort is offering
| Linux pre-installed on select desktop and notebook systems."
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http://www.mycustomer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=133030&d=101&h=817&f=816
Related:
I got my Ubuntu pre-installed Dell E520N today!!
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| The bottom line so far is that I'm very pleased with the value I g
| ot with this machine. My first evening of use has been very
| satisfying. With the dual core processor and gig of RAM it's
| very, very smooth and quick. Note that I purposefully didn't
| do anything that required the command line. It's been a good experience.
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http://technocrat.net/d/2007/6/1/20868
Quick First Review of the Dell Ubuntu Notebook Computer Inspiron E1505N
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| In summary, I have been pleasantly surprised by the responsiveness
| of this machine and the ease of set-up, enabling to me to use
| it in a productive fashion right away. I will expand on this initial review
| shortly.
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http://linux.about.com/b/a/257705.htm
Ubuntu Linux on my Dell XPS M1210
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| What I love most about Ubuntu on Dell is the lack of crappy
| 3rd party software that is typically shipped with their
| computers. When I bought Dell's in the past I'd basically
| strip the entire hard drive and do a fresh Windows install
| so I wouldn't have all those extra programs on my computer
| which I'd never use. To tell you the truth Ubuntu already
| comes with too much stuff for my tastes but it's really
| easy to uninstall unwanted applications in this OS.
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| Just remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it's likely available via
| open-source.
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http://www.planetc1.com/cgi-bin/n/v.cgi?c=1&id=1180636878
Review of Dell XPS 410n with Ubuntu Feisty preinstalled
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| I received my XPS with Ubuntu today. The first thing I will say is
| that when the Fedex guy delivered it he asked if Dell was having some
| kind of liquidation sale because he has delivered more Dells today
| than ever before. He told me that he had already delivered five and
| there were eleven more on the truck. (Just throwing that out there.)
|
| [...]
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| I think Dell has done a good thing with this system. They obviously
| made an effort with resolution detection (which was going to be sore
| no matter what) and did an excellent job of keeping those crapware
| leeches off the system.
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http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2764621#post2764621
First look at Dell's Ubuntu boxes
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| One cool feature is the recovery mode, which understandably pulls
| from a full Ubuntu image stored on a FAT32 partition. Nice touch,
| and congruent with other recovery systems from Dell.
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http://apcmag.com/6339/first_look_at_dells_ubuntu_boxes
Dumping Windows for Ubuntu Linux
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| First, The VAR Guy's home PC (a Sony system running Windows XP) was
| running out of steam. Combating spyware and viruses with dozens of
| patches and bug fixes has become an endless, exhausting battle.
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http://techiqmag.com/2007/05/29/the-var-guy-dumps-windows-for-ubuntu-linux/
Dell's next step - SUSE Linux desktops?
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| There are a couple of good reasons to draw this
| conclusion. One, if Dell wants to cosy up to a Linux
| reseller and not put its relationship with Microsoft
| under strain, then that reseller has to be Novell.
|
| [...]
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| Second, Dell would much prefer to deal with a US
| company rather than an outsider - and, no matter
| what Mark Shuttleworth's standing is in the tech
| community, he is an outsider in the US, certainly
| not one of the "boys."
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http://www.itwire.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12731&Itemid=1091
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