Turns Out Ubuntu Dell Costs $225 More 361
An anonymous reader writes "One week ago this community discussed the apparent price advantage of Ubuntu Dell over Vista. The article linked to a Dell IdeaStorm page with the status: 'Implemented.' Today the status has changed on that page to 'Reneged: Ubuntu Dell is $225 More Than Windows Dell.' The full price of a Ubuntu Inspiron 1420N is indeed $50 cheaper than the identical hardware configuration with Vista — except that a $275 free upgrade to 2GB memory and a 160-GB hard drive is available for Windows only."
Vista needs the space (Score:5, Funny)
You simply don't need the extra on linux.
Re:Vista needs the space (Score:5, Funny)
Astounding. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What's the incentive? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What's the incentive? (Score:4, Funny)
It's the Slashdot corollary to the Cartoon Law of Falling Anvils (Law IX) [funnies.paco.to]:
Everything moves faster than Slashdot submissions.
Re:Vista needs the space (Score:2, Funny)
Moving price targets (Score:3, Funny)
And, checking the Windows price again, it's dropped $50 from when I checked it before (for a price difference of $45).
I give up. Maybe if I check again in 20 minutes, Dell's Windows systems really will cost less than Ubuntu.
Re:Vista needs the space (Score:5, Funny)
Are you still bitter over that one Ubuntu support thread where you acted like a jerk and people didn't magically fix your problem? Holding a grudge for over a year doesn't exactly give you the moral high ground here, you realize.
Re:Vista needs the space (Score:2, Funny)
Three Things To Think About Dell Win Upgrades (Score:3, Funny)
2. Price for upgrade to memory due to how lousy an OS WinVista is - $0
3. Realizing you got more by choosing Ubuntu Linux instead - Priceless