Some Dell models will abandon Vista

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Without a doubt, although the Linux system has not won a significant victory in the constant struggle with Microsoft Windows, it is also quietly expanding its territory. The most obvious example is that Intel has not hesitated to exclude Windows Vista from the recommended operating system on the Atom Centrino MID platform, but has promoted Ubuntu.

Dell has announced that they will be preinstalled with Ubuntu operating systems on some desktops and laptops. We can probably think of this behavior as a kind of customer requirement. many people think that Ubuntu is sufficient for them, so they don't have to spend more money to buy Windows Vista. As to whether Ubuntu can replace Windows like Xandros (the Linux-based OS pre-installed by Asus Eee PC), this judgment will be left to the user.

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Currently, there is not much room for Dell to choose a computer pre-installed with Ubuntu 8.04 (hard Heron. However, if you really like this operating system, you can install it on your computer. At present, only two models of laptops are pre-installed with Ubuntu: XPS 1330 and the iPhone 1525 at US $949 and US $549 respectively. Their configurations are similar to those of the pre-installed Windows Vista version, except that the CPU of XPS 1330 is changed from T5750 to T5550, while that of the ECS 1525 is changed from T2390 to T2370, and the memory is reduced to 1 GB. They are $50 cheaper than pre-installed Windows Vista models. On a desktop, the Ubuntu system is pre-installed with the instance model "think530n" at $449, which is $50 cheaper than 530s pre-installed with Windows Vista. Their hardware configurations are identical.

Some may say that Ubuntu is not much cheaper than Windows Vista. Yes, now the pre-installed Linux computers are indeed more expensive than before, because the computer production of these models is not large, and the installation of Linux system and other customization work also requires a certain amount of cost.

Dell said they will scale out models pre-installed with Ubuntu operating systems as soon as possible. In early August, Dell XPS M1530n and Studio 15n will also be listed in the column.