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With regard to the low uptake of Linux on netbooks, I checked prices on Dell's website about a year ago. In several cases, the same machine cost more with Linux
by Zak 17y ago
With regard to the low uptake of Linux on netbooks, I checked prices on Dell's website about a year ago. In several cases, the same machine cost more with Linux than WinXP. In another case, the Linux netbook was only offered with 8gb of flash storage while the Windows version was available with real hard drives.
They were also hard to find. For reasons I don't understand, they don't simply offer an operating system option when you're custom-configuring the machine. You have to go looking for it.
The same issues won't affect smartbooks.
- futuremint 17y agoYeah, I thought that line was odd. I'm under the impression that people who put linux on netbooks just blow out windows and install Linux over it? Thats what I do anyway. My first thought was the same as yours, "Well uptake wouldn't be slow if vendors actually offered it!"
- hga 17y agoDoesn't Dell also have a history of often not bothering with Linux hardware integration in consumer space, i.e. not installing the proper driver etc. for a laptop's integral pointing device?