HP selling Linux-loaded laptops in Australia

HP has started selling its first pre-loaded Linux computers, although it's arguably a rather backwater offering. You see, the HP dx2250 is HP's first pre-loaded Linux machine, but it's only available in Australia, and only in this iteration. The desktop machine runs 1.6GHz AMD Semprons up to the 2.8Ghz AMD Athlon 64 X2, comes with 2GB of RAM, HDD up to 250GB, and CD drives up to Multi-Format burners. You'll have to pay around $500 for the pre-installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop version too: this ain't no Dellbuntu deal.

[Via The Inquirer]

[Tr@mb @ Sep 1st 2007 7:35PM]

$500 for everything or just for RHEL 5 Desktop?
And do they provide license for RHEL, so it can suck updates from RHN? And how it looks like - label on the back? Just curios.

[1234321 @ Sep 1st 2007 8:03PM]

Will this mean Red Hat Fedora 8 soon for home computers?

[Sourabh @ Sep 2nd 2007 9:07AM]

Isn't the title misleading? the dx2250 is a desktop and not a laptop!

[Viakenny @ Sep 2nd 2007 8:13PM]

HP has been selling some Mandriva-based PCs here in Brazil since several years ago.