{"id":123,"date":"2007-07-17T10:30:39","date_gmt":"2007-07-17T17:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ryanorser.com\/?p=123"},"modified":"2007-07-17T10:30:39","modified_gmt":"2007-07-17T17:30:39","slug":"20070717-dell-fixes-linux-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ryanorser.com\/index.php\/2007\/07\/17\/20070717-dell-fixes-linux-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"2007\/07\/17 Dell fixes Linux Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello again happy Tuesday. here is an article from http:\/\/www.desktoplinux.com\/news\/NS9933912441.html<\/p>\n

Dell Ubuntu Linux buyers were recently outraged when a price comparison<\/a> between identical Inspiron 1420 laptops showed that instead of the Ubuntu system being cheaper, it actually ended up costing $225 more than the same laptop with Vista Home Basic Edition. This was after Dell had announced the week before that Ubuntu systems would be $50 cheaper than similar systems running Vista Home Basic Edition.<\/p>\n

“Bottom line this was an oversight, pure and simple,” a Dell spokesperson told DesktopLinux.com. “We will be posting a comment to IdeaStorm to that effect by tomorrow.” In the meantime, Dell says that the prices have been reset to the appropriate prices.<\/p>\n

The systems that were compared were Inspiron 1420s<\/a> with Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 processors running at 1.5GHz, with a 667MHz FSB (front-side bus) and 2MB of cache. Each uses an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 for video. For memory and storage, the notebooks come with 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 (double-data-rate two) RAM, an 80GB SATA hard drive and a 24x CD burner\/DVD combo drive. To connect to the Internet, they use an Intel 3945 802.11a\/g Mini Card. The only difference between the systems was that one ran Ubuntu 7.04 while the other ran Vista Home Basic Edition.<\/p>\n

The base price of the systems remained the same. The Vista system cost
\n$819, while the Ubuntu system came in at $50 less: $774. Where Dell ran into trouble was that it was offering a special deal where customers could buy one of the colorful Inspiron 1420 line with Vista and get a ‘free’ upgrade to 2GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. Dell valued this package at $275. If you wanted that same upgrade with Ubuntu, you’d have to pay the full price and<\/em> the additional $275.<\/p>\n

Now, Dell has corrected its mistake. If you go to the Dell Inspiron 1420 page<\/a>, you’ll find you can get the same offer for the free upgrade to 2GB of memory and 160GB hard drive for the Ubuntu Inspiron 1420.<\/p>\n

So, as of July 12, once more you can get exactly the same laptops from Dell, except for the operating systems, and you’ll pay $50 less for the Ubuntu-powered notebook.<\/font><\/p>\n

so have a good day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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