Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Dell Ships Ubuntu 7.04 PCs Today

Posted by kdawson on from the wait-is-over dept.

javipas writes "Today by 4:00 PM CST Dell will start selling three machines with Ubuntu 7.04 pre-installed. The two desktops (XPS 410n, $899 and Dimension E520n, $599) and the notebook (Inspiron E1505n, $599) will be the first three machines with the popular Linux distribution installed by default. There is little or no price differential between the Linux and Windows models; in fact, the entry level E520 Windows desktop is cheaper. Dell has announced that they will provide hardware support, and they've created a new site devoted to giving further Linux support and updates. At the moment the offer is only available in the US."

2 of 422 comments (clear)

  1. Only three ? by bytesex · · Score: 5, Funny

    They must be mighty expensive then !

    --
    Religion is what happens when nature strikes and groupthink goes wrong.
    1. Re:Only three ? by ronadams · · Score: 5, Funny

      Nah, they just shipped one for each of the three Linux users in the common marketplace who would buy a pre-built machine.

      --
      Appended to the end of comments you post. 120 chars.