[Cialug] Dell's Ubuntu Netbook

[Paul Gray]

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Tim Champion wrote:
> Tony - That is incorrect.  It is truly a apples-to-apples comparison.
> 
> the mini 9 with XP, 512MB & 8gb ssd costs $399
> The mini 9 with Ubuntu, 512MB & 8gb ssd costs $359 ($40 less)
> 
> xp+1GB+16GB ssd = $449
> Ubuntu+ 1gb+16GB ssd= $409 ($40 less)

I get: Ubuntu + 1GB + 16GB = $449 in my configurator run through.
XP+1GB+16GB sdd = $464.

Tony is also correct (since there wasn't any configuration stated in
your original message).  For the 8GB configuration when you compare the
lowest-price apples-to-apples configuration, there's similarly not a $40
difference.

How's this unit compare to the eee PC w/ Linux/1GB/20GBSSD?
$409.99, with a $65 rebate = $345?

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008689

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