[mdlug] linux-friendly store in metro area - DELL update

[Michael Mikowski]

Today I (re?)discovered http://dell.com/ubuntu and found the new "official" studio 15 offering.

The $594 base price is actually very good, and the laptop is superior in every respect to the one that I purchased last year except for the screen, which is 1366x768 with an LED.  RAM jumps to 3GB from 2GB.  Throw in a 6 cell battery, and you are around $630.

So, its a good computer for a good price, and I'm a bit embarrassed by my last post; however, to be fair to myself :), none of the Dell service reps pointed me in the right direction, and finding the option is still far from obvious on the Dell site.


----- Original Message ----
From: Michael S. Mikowski <z_mikowski at yahoo.com>
To: MDLUG's Main discussion list <mdlug at mdlug.org>
Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 1:23:21 AM
Subject: Re: [mdlug] linux-friendly store in metro area - DELL update


[FWIW] for first time in 10 years I have been unable to configure a desired Linux 
system with Dell.

Good luck to anyone who tries to get /any/ Dell laptop with Linux.  At this 
point, they only offer crap hardware, hidden deep within the bowels of their 
site.  Go to dell.com and search for Ubuntu.  You'll find the maximum 
resolution on their Studio 15 Ubuntu offering is like 1440x768.  And it gets 
worse from there.

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