The Inspiron will definitely work with Linux. They can also be had with a 30GB disk as the original poster mentioned. Only problem is that they're really heavy.
There are a couple of sites with information about getting Linux working if you don't order with it pre-installed:
http://www.usmedia.nl/joel/inspiron.html
and
http://orion.chem.vt.edu/i8000/
I agree that this is not your typical/. story but frankly it DOES matter.
If the economy tanks, how many firms do you honestly think are going to be looking to try out this "new" operating system Linux? Or will be looking to set up an online outlet for whatever they do? Answer - none. I would imagine that quite a few/. readers work for firms that are considering doing something with Linux or with the Internet or have just started one. If things get tight, those projects will be the first out the door. Therefore it effects you.
Anybody who works as a consultant or a freelance something-or-other will see their work dry up if things start to get tight. Ergo, it matters to you as well.
Hell, if things get that bad, firms will start laying people off. That certainly matters to me.
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The Inspiron will definitely work with Linux. They can also be had with a 30GB disk as the original poster mentioned. Only problem is that they're really heavy. There are a couple of sites with information about getting Linux working if you don't order with it pre-installed: http://www.usmedia.nl/joel/inspiron.html and http://orion.chem.vt.edu/i8000/
I agree that this is not your typical /. story but frankly it DOES matter.
/. readers work for firms that are considering doing something with Linux or with the Internet or have just started one. If things get tight, those projects will be the first out the door. Therefore it effects you.
If the economy tanks, how many firms do you honestly think are going to be looking to try out this "new" operating system Linux? Or will be looking to set up an online outlet for whatever they do? Answer - none. I would imagine that quite a few
Anybody who works as a consultant or a freelance something-or-other will see their work dry up if things start to get tight. Ergo, it matters to you as well.
Hell, if things get that bad, firms will start laying people off. That certainly matters to me.
Some day, someone else might find our tripe is a goldmine of information, if only for anthropological study.
But just think, in hundreds of year's time someone might come across Microsoft's marketing literature and think its actually true!!
DOWN WITH ARCHIVING!!!