Ben Scott <[email protected]> writes: > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Bill Freeman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Can anyone offer personal experience stories on the Dell Inspirons? > > For what I expect you expect in a laptop, I recommend the Latitude > line instead. Inspiron is their consumer line, designed for people > who buy based on price and the color of the lid. Latitude is the > business line, designed for people who are buying a tool. Among other > things, the Latitude has: Easier hardware servicing, parts > interchangeable across models, longer product lifecycle, some > stability in chips across models, and a mildly higher price. > > Most significant for this crowd: Dell offers Linux (Ubuntu) > pre-loaded and factory-supported on the Latitude line. They support > some other distros, too, officially or unofficially.
This all sounds great, but..., I don't see Latitude as current product line on dell.com, and their `Ubuntu on Dell page' (linked from linux.dell.com) shows a `Software Platforms' list that ends with Ubuntu 9.10. What am I missing? -- "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))." _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
