Wouldn't you prefer to get one that had Windows XP on it and then simply install Ubuntu yourself?
I know we're Linux fans, but it's still handy to have Windows around occasionally - at least that way you have a (licensed!) version of XP at hand. Chris Akshay Lamba wrote: > > > Todd Walton wrote: > > > > Dell has chosen Ubuntu as the distro they'll be preloading to their > > computers! > > > > http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/newss/6383/1/ > <http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/newss/6383/1/> > > Yep! There's quite a discussion going on at the ubuntu mailing list on > the topic! However, for the time being the models with ubuntu installed > will be available in US only. Us mere mortals will have to wait. Too > bad, I was planning on changing my laptop soon - dell would have been my > choice if I got one with ubuntu on it. > > -- Christopher Saul Desktop Sales Manager Sun Microsystems SEE Mobile: +971 50 650 7041 Office: +971 4 366 2634 Ext: x12634
