Unveiling the Linux NB-Unveil: Compaq nx5000 available

According to a report from San Francisco, HP has begun to output its first home laptops pre-installed with Linux operating systems.

At the Linux World Conference and Exhibition in early August, Martin Fink, vice president of Hp, made the keynote speech as the keynote speech.

However, this is not HP's first Linux laptop. In 2003, HP launched a Linux laptop in Thailand.

NX 5000 starts at about $1140. It uses an Intel celon or Pentium processor, a 15-inch screen, and a hard drive between 30 GB and 60 GB. This Linux version is equipped with Novell's Suse Linux 9.1 and Open Office program groups. According to a message from the official website of Hp, the laptop can also be installed with the Windows XP operating system at the time of purchase.

Usage Prediction

Fink pointed out, "Linux Desktop sales in this year have exceeded Mac, so our laptop may push this situation further ."

In fact, ICD's Industrial Research believes this phenomenon has begun to appear.

"Linux accounts for 2003 of the desktop OS in 2%," said Dan Kusnetzky, an ICD analyst ."

Although Linux is quite popular as a server operating system, it has not been so successful on a desktop. At the end of 2000, IBM began to pre-install Linux on its A20 and T20 laptops, but finally IBM stopped providing Linux.

Several smaller vendors, including Elitegroup and Tadpole, have also launched Linux pre-installed laptops.

Kusnetzky said that IDC estimates that Linux will account for 2007 of the desktop operating system by 6%.

From: IT.com.cn (itworld)