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Turns Out Ubuntu Dell Costs $225 More

Posted by kdawson on from the implemented-and-reneged dept.

An anonymous reader writes "One week ago this community discussed the apparent price advantage of Ubuntu Dell over Vista. The article linked to a Dell IdeaStorm page with the status: 'Implemented.' Today the status has changed on that page to 'Reneged: Ubuntu Dell is $225 More Than Windows Dell.' The full price of a Ubuntu Inspiron 1420N is indeed $50 cheaper than the identical hardware configuration with Vista — except that a $275 free upgrade to 2GB memory and a 160-GB hard drive is available for Windows only."

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  1. Vista needs the space by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Haven't people been saying the footprint of Linux is a shitload less than Windows bloat.
    You simply don't need the extra on linux.

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    1. Re:Vista needs the space by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm guessing you never used KDE _

    2. Re:Vista needs the space by Chrisq · · Score: 2, Funny

      I don't know about sneezing but it could certainly save on tissues.

    3. Re:Vista needs the space by syntaxglitch · · Score: 5, Funny

      LOL, that's Ubuntu users for you:

      Are you still bitter over that one Ubuntu support thread where you acted like a jerk and people didn't magically fix your problem? Holding a grudge for over a year doesn't exactly give you the moral high ground here, you realize.

    4. Re:Vista needs the space by 3chuck3 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Arrggg, Burn your Dell lappie in protest. I will bring the lighter fluid, arrrgggg!!!!

  2. Astounding. by EveryNickIsTaken · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's two things I need every morning - a cup of coffee, and a blatant "flame Microsoft" Slashdot article. Bravo.

  3. Re:What's the incentive? by MoonFog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Considering it's already down (see my other post in this thread), I guess it's safe to say that Dell's dynamic pricing moves faster than Slashdot's submission acceptance system.

  4. Re:What's the incentive? by FlyByPC · · Score: 3, Funny

    Considering it's already down (see my other post in this thread), I guess it's safe to say that Dell's dynamic pricing moves faster than Slashdot's submission acceptance system.
    It's the Slashdot corollary to the Cartoon Law of Falling Anvils (Law IX):
    Everything moves faster than Slashdot submissions.
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  5. Moving price targets by Dekortage · · Score: 2, Funny

    And, checking the Windows price again, it's dropped $50 from when I checked it before (for a price difference of $45).

    I give up. Maybe if I check again in 20 minutes, Dell's Windows systems really will cost less than Ubuntu.

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  6. Three Things To Think About Dell Win Upgrades by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 2, Funny

    1. Price for upgrade to 160 GB due to how much space WinVista burns up on your hard drive with virus-prone stuff you won't realize is installed - $0

    2. Price for upgrade to memory due to how lousy an OS WinVista is - $0

    3. Realizing you got more by choosing Ubuntu Linux instead - Priceless

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