http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/ Engadget Comments for Dell's XPS M1330 with Ubuntu pre-load in Germany, only http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.articlesdirectorysite.com]]>Jan 24th 2008 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/
Not trying to be funny or ridicule anyone but really, why?]]>Jan 24th 2008 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/
I run Linux on all my machines except one. I prefer it. The way it does things is very different from Windows, and I'm used to it.

It's also frankly superior in several aspects I use often. It's inferior in others -- such as games, and I know that's not a fault of the OS but it remains a fact. If I'm on Windows, I have to set up a fake Unix environment that runs slowly to do things like SSH, and have to worry much more about viruses and malware. I also can't customize things the way I like.

I'm not saying you should buy one with Linux, just explaining why people --namely me -- would want to. Being able to just turn it on after getting it and have it work rather than putting in a LiveCd and sitting through a few hours of install is a big thing; plus, while it isn't as bad as Windows's obscure driver searches, unsupported hardware on a laptop can mean hunting down obscure configuration options.

Well, also, we're not using Windows anyway, so it's nice not to have to pay for it.]]>Jan 24th 2008 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/so they can keep it...]]>Jan 24th 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 24th 2008 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/Jan 25th 2008 3:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/dells-xps-m1330-with-ubuntu-pre-load-in-germany-only/
The Vista machines are ALWAYS discounted - pretty much permanently, by up to £250 and you can get a further 10% off with easily findable coupons. The Ubuntu machines are not discounted. Therefore it's cheaper just to buy it with Vista and then format the hard disk and put Ubuntu on yourself.

Actual numbers for 2.0Ghz, 2048Mb, WLED screen upgrade, NVidia card and 6 cell battery:
With Vista: £680.09
With Ubuntu: £804.49

So the supposedly FREE Ubuntu is effectively costing you £124 MORE. You'd have to be an idiot to order anything through Dell's Ubuntu pages.]]>Jan 29th 2008 11:36AM