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No Linux IdeaPad For Lenovo's US Customers

Posted by timothy on from the too-bad-because-I-want-one dept.

narramissic writes "When Lenovo's new IdeaPad 'S' series netbooks hit stores in October, U.S. buyers will only be given one option: Windows XP on the IdeaPad S10 (making it not so much a series as a single offering). Meanwhile, people in most markets Lenovo serves, including Singapore, China and the U.K., will be offered both of the company's new IdeaPad netbooks (the S10, which has 10.2-inch screen, and the S9, which has an 8.9-inch screen), and the choice of either Microsoft Windows XP or a Linux OS. Before you start feeling too sorry for yourself, consider the price tag: the S10 will sell for £319 (US$629) in the U.K., but in the U.S. the starting price is $399." Liliputing (a cool site for anyone interested in sub-notebook computing) has posted a few bits on the IdeaPad, including some short videos.

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  1. Re:US Europe price differential .. by xaxa · · Score: 5, Informative

    - we're willing to pay more (i.e. we value stuff more)
    - more regulations (apparently)
    - tax included in the price (17.5% for the UK price)
    - company has to pay recycling charge (WEEE)
    - longer warrenties (by law)

    At least, that's what /. came up with last week :-)

  2. It *is* Linux by Vinegar+Joe · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Linpus distro has been around for more than 10 years. I ran it when I was in Taiwan. You can get the install dvd or live cd here: ftp://ftp.linpus.com/dists/LL96/iso/

    --
    "The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old......They literally know nothing." - Ben Rhodes
  3. Re:XP by 1u3hr · · Score: 3, Informative
    People in countries with higher wages pay more for products. Who would've thought? Maybe that price comparison should factor in the two countries' average incomes. In other news, rice costs more here than in India. They must think we're stupid.

    Yes, you may be rich, but you are stupid. (And the dipshits that modded you up even more so.) Many hi-tech goods are much cheaper in the US than in most third-world countries. It's about markets, competition, trade barriers, monopolies. Businesses don't calculate what would be a "fair" price related to wages, they just charge what the market will bear.