Ubuntu Dell $50 Cheaper Than Vista Dell

rhinokitty writes "Dell recently announced that their Ubuntu systems will be $50 cheaper than similar systems running Vista (Home Basic Edition). This will be a good fork in the road for those people who need a little extra push to take hold of their dreams and run Linux."

They'll probably choose Ubuntu because..

[katterjohn]

.. they're too confused about all the different editions of Vista ;)

Re:"Take hold of their dreams"?

[Mistlefoot]

Dreams. Ubuntu is the best. It runs this laptop without a Battery!!! And without a battery $50 isn't much savings. lol

I'm guessing this is a typo....but from the article -

$774 Inspiron 1420 (Ubuntu)
Intel® Core(TM) 2 Duo T5250 (1.5GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Ubuntu version 7.04
Anti-glare, widescreen 14.1 inch display (1280x800)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
80GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Mini-card
Integrated High Definition Audio

$824 Inspiron 1420 (Vista)
Intel® Core(TM) 2 Duo T5250 (1.5GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Genuine Windows® Vista Home Basic Edition
Anti-glare, widescreen 14.1 inch display (1280x800)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
80GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
24X CD writer/DVD Combo Drive
Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Mini-card
56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
Integrated High Definition Audio

sorry, but...

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm sorry, but i gotta say "...who need a little extra push to take hold of their dreams and run Linux." is the single-most pathetic thing i've read on the entire internet, ever.

Re:"Take hold of their dreams"?

[Anonymous Coward]

Wow, no batteries! I can't believe they snuck power generation into the kernel. Tesla would be proud.

Doesn't matter.

[Meor]

I'd pay 50$ dollars to never read a man-page or hear "RTFM" by a Linux zealot again.

Re:They'll probably choose Ubuntu because..

[glwtta]

"Let's see... do I need Premium or Ultimate? Oooh! Gutsy Gibbon!!!"

but...

[Anonymous Coward]

what if I wanted OS X on my Dell??

Re:$50?

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't think that is a big enough incentive, people that have been brainwashed by M$'s propaganda about how great Vista is aren't going to suddenly turn and say "ZoMG! This OS is $50 cheaper! And not shit! Forget Vista!"

There. Fixed it for you.

"take hold of their dreams and run Linux"?

[bheer]

Wow, rhinokitty can sure lay on the purple prose. What's next, Linux will help me leverage my key skills and maximize my full potential, making my chakras spin in unison to bring me closer to a fully actualized human being?

Re:YAY!!

[Anonymous Coward]

Writing the Vista kernel would be dead easy.

1. Grab the Linux kernel
2. Insert flaws in the code.
3. Disable all security features.
4. Insert 5ms delays everywhere you can.
5. Profit.

Maybe thsts why Steve "Sweaty" Balmer thinks Linux infringes MS patents.

testable hypothesis

[fonik]

Well then I assume that you are running Windows and already paid the $50 extra?

RTFM.
I guess it didn't work. :(

Mod me down. It was soooo worth it.

Re:Baby steps...

[Miseph]

But... but... it isn't solving anything overnight! Totally unacceptable! Incremental change is for the weak and stupid and non-Slashdot readers! None of this pussy ass "right step" shit, we need everything to happen right now and any change short of that is not only inconsequential but should be derided and fought tooth and nail for the M$ propaganda/sell out itg is.

Re:"take hold of their dreams and run Linux."

[timmarhy]

hah i know, it's pretty pathetic if your dream is to run linux on a crummy dell laptop.

Re:misprint?

[Hal_Porter]

56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
how come the Linux system doesn't have this listed?

Lithium is just a plot by M$ to make you less creative. You think Theo de Raadt and Hans Reiser would have achieved what they did if they took their lithium like good little sheeple?

I'll take Vista thanks :-)

[Robowally]

I'll take Vista thanks :-) Don't have time to fix Linux problems anymore.

Re:I'll take Vista thanks :-)

[sortius_nod]

you just have time to cancel or allow?

Vista Dell?

[Seumas]

You've got to be kidding me.. Ubuntu Dell versus . . . V.D.?

No.

[Anonymous Coward]

Ubuntu is not good for you. I'm not alone in remembering the various Ubuntu threads in which you made yourself painfully clear that you are a trolling leech on the community instead of a participant. You are far better off with a proprietary operating system from a vendor you can throw temper tantrums at.

Contrarily, Ubuntu is great for adults.

Re:"Take hold of their dreams"?

[Gearoid_Murphy]

its well known that linux users can power their laptops from the sheer sense of anti-establishment smugness, vista, on the other hand, requires several batteries to be sacrificed on an altar before it even considers booting.

Re:I'll take Vista thanks :-)

[Weedlekin]

"it took Microsoft 2 years just to design the damn shutdown button"

Now be fair, it took them two years to design _and_ implement the shutdown _dialog_, which has several buttons on it. The pressure must have been pretty unbearable when Vista was about to ship after they'd only been given two years to decide how big those buttons should be, what order to put them in, how much space should be between them, how far to inset them from the edges of the dialog, and if that wasn't enough, also ensure that their event handling code called the correct OS routines to prevent potential disasters such as the Cancel button making the machine reformat its hard disk after sending Ballmer an insulting EMAIL. QA people and beta testers can't be relied on to spot this sort of error before the OS is being shipped out on millions of OEM machines, so the responsibility for getting it right was entirely on the shoulders of the poor shutdown dialog team, who probably used special teams of mouse-wielding robots for months to ensure that each of the buttons did exactly what it was supposed to with the legendary level of reliability that's become the hallmark of Microsoft software.

Re:"Take hold of their dreams"?

[Phisbut]

Quite true. I've been asking the same question for over 20 years now.... since Linux is so inexpensive to purchase, why isn't it present on a higher percentage of desktops (what, about 1% or less ?) ?

Funny that you've been asking that question for over 20 years now, since Linux (the kernel) has only been released 16 years ago...