Dell Ships Linux: Less for More
This post was published 2 years 5 months 28 days ago and its content may not be valid anymore.How cute, Dell has finally shipped their highly anticipated Linux machines – with the same price point as their Windows counterparts!
Dell has selected the XPS 410n and Dimension E520n desktops and the Inspiron E1505n notebook to be the Ubuntu flagship computers but in price comparisons (Especially in the E520’s case) owning Windows is significantly cheaper which I find rather suspect. It seems that Dell is keeping the higher price point to either make more profit or to appease Microsoft – or both.
Prices for the E520n desktop and the E1505n notebook are US$599; with the XPS 410n starting at US$899.
This is untrue, simply go to the dell store and see for yourself.
With Windows: $679 http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DDCWAA3&s=dhs
With Ubuntu: $599
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&kc=6V440&l=en&oc=DDCWAV3&s=dhs
Also a full article declaring the end of the “Microsoft Tax”:
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000870.html
The writer must be a mac guy. Misinformation is their main tool.