Ubuntu on Two New Inspirons; Update from the Linux Live Expert Forum
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| Here's the base configuration on the Inspiron 1420N:
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| * Core 2 Duo T5250 processor (1.5GHz/ 667MHz FSB)
| * 1GB shared dual-channel DDR2 667MHz RAM
| * 80GB hard drive
| * Ubuntu 7.04
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http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/06/27/19470.aspx
The $279 price range, IIRC. Linux system requirements are modest.
The rest of the world might soon follow.
Recent:
Will HP Follow Dell With Ubuntu Linux PCs?
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| Initially, I was skeptical about Dell's decision to sell selected consumer
| PCs with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed.
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| But after a few days of testing, I'm a skeptic no more. And I'm not alone.
| Dell insiders tell me that the Ubuntu PCs, introduced in late May, are
| selling well -- though they decline to share exact sales figures with
| me.
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| [...]
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| Sources close to HP tell me the company hope to offer PCs with Ubuntu Linux
| pre-installed in a few months--or perhaps even a few weeks...
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http://software.seekingalpha.com/article/39413
TurboLinux computers now sold by EPSON
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| DELL did it, now it's EPSON's turn to propose computers running Linux
| as OS, their offer is made of the Endeavor LX7800, a desktop available
| in BTO with CPUs going from the Celeron to the inevitable Core 2 Duo
| and the Endeavor LX1000 which is a laptop also available in Build To
| Order. This one features an ATI Radeon Xpress 200M graphic card and a
| 15 inches XGA resolution.
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http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-14220-TurboLinux+computers+now+sold+by+EPSON.html
Toshiba Italy mulls pre-loaded Linux notebooks
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| Toshiba's Italian channel sales and marketing operation reportedly
| is considering offering pre-loaded Linux in its Tecra, Satellite, Portege,
| and Qosmio notebook lines, according to a story published online last week
| in the Il Sole newspaper.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS9644921792.html
Interest in Linux Outside the United States
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| In the vlog, Veni talks about some of his work, shares his perspective
| on why Dell should expand our recent Ubuntu-based Linux offerings outside
| the United States, technology trends in eastern Europe and more.
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http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/06/12/17254.aspx
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| McKeon said obviously Dell Australia would be watching what happens
| in the US, and the local office is keen to make Linux machines available.
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| "It's something we'd definitely like to do ... we have a sizeable
| Linux community in Australia particularly in Canberra and Adelaide."
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/hardware/soa/Dell-release-Linux-on-PCs-only-in-US/0,130061702,339277928,00.htm
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