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Dell intros 15.6in Vostro notebook, Atom-based tower

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Dell this morning gave its Vostro line a refresh made for regions where cost is a concern but still offering features that are rare almost anywhere. Dell vows a more aggressive update still for its Vostro desktops. The A100 is the PC creator's first Atom-based desktop and is targeted at the ASUS Eee Box and other systems for developing areas where cost is the most important factor. In addition to the low-cost, low-power processor, the mini-tower also comes with Ubuntu Linux as its only operating system choice; the system is Dell's first ultra-budget desktop to ship with the open-source as its exclusive platform.

[Probably won't come to the USA, but still good news that it's a Linux-only machine. Windows not available! -- Sander]

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Comments (9)

Quoting:[Probably won't come to the USA, but still good news that it's a Linux-only machine. Windows not available! -- Sander]


Dell stinks.
You know, developed countries don't need Linux - they can afford Windows!
I'm not allowed to say what I'm inclined to say in response, but it's 2 words one starts with F the other with O
I think jezuch's comment is missing a /sarcasm tag.
It's ok gus, I got the sarcasm. Unfortunately you don't understand Australian, it wasn't meant the way you think.
I just couldn't tell who you were saying it to: Dell, or jezuch.
I've already told Dell to FO and I wasn't joking when I said it. They won't make those Linux based machines available and they won't give you an honest answer as to why not. Last time I asked I was told it's because the computers aren't programmed for Linux, that's when I went spare.
Quoting: The computers aren't programmed for Linux


Dang, that's so dumb it's brilliant.
> I'm not allowed to say what I'm inclined to say in response, but it's 2 words one starts with F the other with O

Flame on? :)

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