[ubuntu-uk] Dells with Ubuntu

2007-05-26 Thread luxxius
Anyone going to USA soon? http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=uscs=19l=ens=dhs~ck=mn -- Diana -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dells with Ubuntu

2007-05-26 Thread LeeUKHA
Why bother? I just compared a Vista vs. Fiesty Inspiron laptop and the answer is It's (like for like*) $29 cheaper to buy a Vista laptop and install Fiesty on it yourself... Jeez... only Dell could replace a $40 OS with a free one and make it $69 more expensive... I really despair

[ubuntu-uk] dapper to fiesty

2007-05-26 Thread dvhllswrth
thanks all...giving it a go? David. AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell Ubuntu pricing revealed...

2007-05-26 Thread Mark Jose
On Saturday 26 May 2007 11:31, LeeUKHA wrote: I just compared a Vista vs. Fiesty Inspiron laptop and the answer is It's (like for like*) $29 cheaper to buy a Vista laptop and install Fiesty on it yourself... Jeez... only Dell could replace a $40 OS with a free one and make it $69 more

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dells with Ubuntu

2007-05-26 Thread Alec Wright
On Sat, 2007-05-26 at 11:28 +0100, LeeUKHA wrote: Why bother? I just compared a Vista vs. Fiesty Inspiron laptop and the answer is It's (like for like*) $29 cheaper to buy a Vista laptop and install Fiesty on it yourself... Jeez... only Dell could replace a $40 OS with a free one

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell Ubuntu pricing revealed...

2007-05-26 Thread Matthew Larsen
At least its a start! On 26/05/07, LeeUKHA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just compared a Vista vs. Fiesty Inspiron laptop and the answer is It's (like for like*) $29 cheaper to buy a Vista laptop and install Fiesty on it yourself... Jeez... only Dell could replace a $40 OS with a free one

Re: [ubuntu-uk] dapper to fiesty

2007-05-26 Thread Matthew Larsen
not spam, dave was asking about upgrading in a separate e-mail thread. Regards, On 26/05/07, Gregory Kirby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes thanks all...giving it a go David. Is this spam? AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preventing lightning strike surges

2007-05-26 Thread Ian Pascoe
Hi Robin You've a number of alternatives - as always - and it depends on what you got to spend. Firstly, looking at the mains supply. If you're in such an en-lightening area, unless your place is on top of a hill, I would have thought you'd want to protect everything, so get an electrician to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell Ubuntu pricing revealed...

2007-05-26 Thread LeeUKHA
I just compared a Vista vs. Fiesty Inspiron laptop and the answer is It's (like for like*) $29 cheaper to buy a Vista laptop and install Fiesty on it yourself... Jeez... only Dell could replace a $40 OS with a free one and make it $69 more expensive... I really despair sometimes

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dells with Ubuntu

2007-05-26 Thread LeeUKHA
Why bother? I just compared a Vista vs. Fiesty Inspiron laptop and the answer is It's (like for like*) $29 cheaper to buy a Vista laptop and install Fiesty on it yourself... Jeez... only Dell could replace a $40 OS with a free one and make it $69 more expensive... I really despair

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell Ubuntu pricing revealed...

2007-05-26 Thread Andy
On 26/05/07, LeeUKHA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I went direct to Dell's website, and compared an Inspiron E1505N laptop (the Linux version) with an MS E1505. At first glance, the Linux version is cheaper, until you realise, it's only got half the RAM and onboard graphics. Add those to the list

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell Ubuntu pricing revealed...

2007-05-26 Thread Josh Blacker
Remember that there's no costs involved in maintaining an Ubuntu machine - no AV software to pay for, no copy of MS Office to buy, and support is free and very good online (so long as your problem doesn't preclude internet access!), so even though you may come up with indentical prices at point