[Cialug] Dell's Ubuntu Netbook

[Tim Champion]

Tony - That is incorrect.  It is truly a apples-to-apples comparison.

the mini 9 with XP, 512MB & 8gb ssd costs $399
The mini 9 with Ubuntu, 512MB & 8gb ssd costs $359 ($40 less)

xp+1GB+16GB ssd = $449
Ubuntu+ 1gb+16GB ssd= $409 ($40 less)

Additionally, there is a cheaper Ubuntu option at $349 that has 512MB of RAM
& 4GB SSD.  There is no XP option with the 4gb ssd.

Tim Champion
timchampion at gmail.com


On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Tony Bibbs <tony at tonybibbs.com> wrote:

> To be fair, some of that $40 price difference can be attributed to having
> half the disk space as the XP equivalent. (4GB Ubuntu compared to 8GB XP)
>
> --Tony
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Tim Champion <timchampion at gmail.com>
> To: cialug <cialug at cialug.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 9:49:57 AM
> Subject: [Cialug] Dell's Ubuntu Netbook
>
> Ok, I've been active in Dell's Ideastorm community, which is dominated by
> Linux evangelists.
>
> Also, if you are a netbook fan, Dell has an Inspiron Mini 9 that looks a
> lot like the other netbooks out there from MSI, Acer, Asus.  The big news is
> that they now offer Ubuntu on it as a "primary" option, and not hidden off
> in a deep, dark corner in the bowels of Dell.com, where the rest of Dell's
> Ubuntu offereings are hiding.
>
> They went further, and made the Ubuntu version $40 cheaper than the XP
> version across the board.  This is a huge step forward.  Previously, OEMs
> have been able to "give away" Windows because of all the kickbacks they get
> from the crapware vendors. A windows licence might cost dell $20, but then
> they get $25 from the crapware vendors to load up your shiney new PC with a
> bunch of garbage you don't want or need.
>
> I'm very happy seeing the Ubuntu Mini 9's $40 less than equivilant XP
> models.  If you are looking for a netbook with Linux, and want to reward a
> company for doing the right thing in supporting Linux as a primary option on
> main-stream computers, please check out Dell's Mini 9
>
>
> http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-9?cs=19&s=dhs&ref=homepg
>
> Wow, an Ubuntu computer FEATURED on the hope page of Dell.com.  What's the
> world coming to? *looks out the window for flying pigs*
>
> Tim Champion
> timchampion at gmail.com
>
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