Dell's Slick New Netbooks are Available With Ubuntu

by Sam Dean - May. 14, 2009Comments (2)

Dell continues to push forward with Linux-based notebooks and netbooks. As Betanews reports, the company's new Mini 10v netbook is available for Windows and Linux simultaneously. The Mini 10v sells for $299, runs Ubuntu Linux 8.0.4, and includes a 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, a 10-inch display, a 120GB or 160GB hard drive (good storage capacity for a netbook), 802.11g and "b" Wi-Fi, a memory card reader, and a 1.3-megapixel webcam. According to Betanews, Dell also plans to offer a subsidized version of the netbooks, where buyers who agree to a two-year online service plan will get the netbooks at ultra-low costs.

As you can see below, the Mini 10v netbooks come in an array of different colors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dell has put up a blog post about the Mini 10v, including a video. It's good to see Dell continuing to support Linux, especially in a category as fast-growing as netbooks. If, as some have reported, the company pushes forward with Android-based netbooks, that would give consumers some flexible portable choices based on open source operating systems. And if HP and Lenovo pick up efforts to ship Linux-based portable computers, I expect that the price competition that has been so central to the success of netbooks would be stepped up--a good thing for consumers.


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This a great price. Linux based OS will open up the market for cheaper machines and that is always good news for consumers. I hope their customer service is as great as the price.
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The unfortunate part here is that Android and other Linux flavours are also trying to make entry here and this will mean more competition here and more confusion for the users.
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