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Dell Launches Cheap Ubuntu-Powered Inspiron 15 3000 Series
Companies like Dell or IBM have helped to make Ubuntu much more popular because they sell a lot of hardware, and they are shipping that hardware with Ubuntu preinstalled. It might not seem like a big deal. After all, you can always install something else, but many customers don't switch to a different OS and Ubuntu remains installed. |
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US only for now, but a interesting start.
It would be nice, but it's simple enough to install the Mate or XFCE desktops.
Some minimal information about booting would have been welcome : BIOS/UEFI/optional secure boot. The first thing a non Ubuntu guy would do is install his prefered distro. Yet, it's the first offer in my view targetting the general user, from a big vendor. Hats off Dell !
@seatex,
> Thanks Dell, for FINALLY offering a cheap Linux laptop! I wonder if you'll be getting fish heads delivered from Redmond soon?
One question I'd ask is whether the big CanUBecomical boy$ would ever put some kinda HARD-TO-DISABLE thing on Dell's cheap linux laptop? Maybe something besides the Baboontu Amazon-search bug, like BIOS/UEFI/optional boot shenanigans? Hey, another thread discussed how some Chromebooks ALREADY do this!
2c
> Thanks Dell, for FINALLY offering a cheap Linux laptop! I wonder if you'll be getting fish heads delivered from Redmond soon?
One question I'd ask is whether the big CanUBecomical boy$ would ever put some kinda HARD-TO-DISABLE thing on Dell's cheap linux laptop? Maybe something besides the Baboontu Amazon-search bug, like BIOS/UEFI/optional boot shenanigans? Hey, another thread discussed how some Chromebooks ALREADY do this!
2c
> Yet, it's the first offer in my view targetting the general user, from a big vendor. Hats off Dell !
Dell offered a couple of netbooks and some of their Optiplex machines with Linux back about 6 years ago now. My Mini-9 was one of them. It cost me $200 plus shipping at the time. It still runs fine, though the battery has started to go on it.
Dell offered a couple of netbooks and some of their Optiplex machines with Linux back about 6 years ago now. My Mini-9 was one of them. It cost me $200 plus shipping at the time. It still runs fine, though the battery has started to go on it.
Now if they would just offer a 17" screen version with at least 1600x900 resolution... hoping.
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I just wish they would offer Ubuntu MATE, Xubuntu or Linux Mint preinstalled, as Unity is not the best cup of tea for new users, in my opinion. I also think the Amazon search thing will give a bad impression as well.