In what can only be called as perhaps one of the biggest if not the biggest milestone for desktop Linux in recent history, Dell recently starting sell three systems (2 desktops and one laptop) that come pre-loaded with Ubuntu Linux.
I used Ubuntu for quite some time now and the newest release, Ubuntu 7.04 is a huge improvement from last year's 6.06 release but it's still got a while to go yet. First of all, Ubuntu is free and easily downloaded from their site. It will install on most modern computers with little or no effort so purchasing a Dell preloaded with it doesn't seem to make any sense to me. Also as some users have noticed, the Linux Dell systems are lower in possible specs than their Windows counterparts.
Unless you're absolutely new to Ubuntu and the world of Linux (in which case you shouldn't be buying it in the first place) you'll probably want to stick to either downloading/installing it on your existing machine, an old one lying around or buy a regular Windows Dell PC and install Linux on there yourself - at least you'll learn about Linux that way in the process.
Dell's Linux Portal Dell Selling PCs and Laptop Preloaded with Ubuntu Linux
In what can only be called as perhaps one of the biggest if not the biggest milestone for desktop Linux in recent history, Dell recently starting sell three systems (2 desktops and one laptop) that come pre-loaded with Ubuntu Linux.
I used Ubuntu for quite some time now and the newest release, Ubuntu 7.04 is a huge improvement from last year's 6.06 release but it's still got a while to go yet. First of all, Ubu [...] In what can only be called as perhaps one of the biggest if not the biggest milestone for desktop Linux in recent history, Dell recently starting sell three systems (2 desktops and one laptop) that come pre-loaded with Ubuntu Linux.
I used Ubuntu for quite some time now and the newest release, Ubuntu 7.04 is a huge improvement from last year's 6.06 release but it's still got a while to go yet. First of all, Ubuntu is free and easily downloaded from their site. It will install on most modern computers with little or no effort so purchasing a Dell preloaded with it doesn't seem to make any sense to me. Also as some users have noticed, the Linux Dell systems are lower in possible specs than their Windows counterparts.
Unless you're absolutely new to Ubuntu and the world of Linux (in which case you shouldn't be buying it in the first place) you'll probably want to stick to either downloading/installing it on your existing machine, an old one lying around or buy a regular Windows Dell PC and install Linux on there yourself - at least you'll learn about Linux that way in the process.
Dell's Linux Portal
In what can only be called as perhaps one of the biggest if not the biggest milestone for desktop Linux in recent history, Dell recently starting sell three systems (2 desktops and one laptop) that come pre-loaded with Ubuntu Linux.
I used Ubuntu for quite some time now and the newest release, Ubuntu 7.04 is a huge improvement from last year's 6.06 release but it's still got a while to go yet. First of all, Ubuntu is free and easily downloaded from their site. It will install on most modern computers with little or no effort so purchasing a Dell preloaded with it doesn't seem to make any sense to me. Also as some users have noticed, the Linux Dell systems are lower in possible specs than their Windows counterparts.
Unless you're absolutely new to Ubuntu and the world of Linux (in which case you shouldn't be buying it in the first place) you'll probably want to stick to either downloading/installing it on your existing machine, an old one lying around or buy a regular Windows Dell PC and install Linux on there yourself - at least you'll learn about Linux that way in the process.
Dell's Linux Portal 
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