On 16 June 2010 09:47, Bruno Girin <[email protected]> wrote: > [...] the only ones I manage to configure with Ubuntu are the Latitude > 2100 and 2110 but they only come with 9.10, not 10.04. [...] > > That doesn't sound very committed to Ubuntu to me. > > Shame because I would be on the market for a top of the range Vostro > 3300 if the specs that say it comes with Ubuntu were actually true. It's > doubly frustrating because Dell seem to be one of the few vendors who > have a 13" laptop with decent specs (the other one I know of being Sony > but I have no hope in hell of running Ubuntu on a Sony, let alone > getting it Windows free).
Try the Latitiude V13; I searched for Ubuntu, starting at the http://www.dell.co.uk page, and this was one of the hits. If you ask to personalise the cheapest version, it is offered with Ubuntu 09.10 (I seem to remember). Not as cheap as a mini, but it looks pretty slick... The wierd thing is depending on which web page you start at (for instance starting with http://www.dell.co.uk/ubuntu) seems to get you different search results (searching from the aforementioned http://www.dell.co.uk/ubuntu did not lead me to any ubuntu machines at all). It appears that Dell UK are actually aiming their Ubuntu offerings at businesses rather than individuals. Might have to have a chat with the wife about whether I can be allowed to buy a Latitude rather than one of the cheaper netbooks (and it will surely be much more expensive if I can't resist the lure of a faster CPU, more memory and an SSD drive...) -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
