Dell with Ubuntu...

[stellastars]

Hello! First post here. I'm relatively new to linux. I've been running Ubuntu Hardy (dual-boot, with a dying copy of Windows XP) for a couple months now on my laptop and enjoying it immensely. I'm looking into purchasing a new computer and was considering buying a Dell laptop with Ubuntu installed. There seem to be two choices, an Inspiron and an XPS. I was wondering if anybody had any experience (favorable or, more importantly, otherwise) with such systems from Dell...

Thank you in advance for any advice you can give!

Comments

[zvi]

I've never actually bought a laptop, but I just wanted to point out that Dell is not your only choice for a machine pre-installed with Linux. http://www.system76.com/ and http://eracks.com/ are official Canonical partners in the US. There are others in other countries. Tuxmobil has a global list of GNU/Linux laptop sellers. (Not all of these will be selling Ubuntu.)

[the_escapist]

Zareason is another one, and they offer a choice of upgrades upon purchase much in the way that Dell does.

No personal experience with Dell beyond Windows machines, I'm afraid.