Great, dell are selling their Inspiron Mini 10v preloaded with Ubuntu 8.04. The base system with a 8GB SSD is priced at 199 pounds. You can even upgrade the spec to be the same as the XP version, i.e. with a 160GB hard drive. The problem is with that upgrade the Ubuntu machine costs 258 pounds while the XP machine costs 249 pounds. Not so great.
I used the on-line help to ask why this and was told "if you upgrade then the price will definitely shoot up". I asked if I should just buy the XP version, wipe it and install my own OS. He eventually replied "Well if that sounds cheaper yes". I asked if he expected dell to sell many of these Ubuntu machines and he replied "As of now no". Needless to say, I'm not buying one. -- Paul Broadhead -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
