Ubuntu on Dell laptops here in Aus?

[Andrew G]

Hey Melissa.

Thanks for the response. I'm currently on holiday in New Zealand, and
when I called Dell and asked here.. I got a complete blank from the
person on the other end of the phone as to what Ubuntu is. I might
well try and call Dell when I get back to Aussie though.

I'm in no major rush. In terms of the calendar year, what is "the end
of the first quarter" mean? April-ish?

I checked out The Good Guys online... and I found an Acer, there's
just not much detail about it. And I trust you that some have Ubuntu
on ;) .. more curious about the price and specs.

thanks,
Andrew

On 12 Jan, 21:52, Melissa Draper <meli... at meldraweb.com> wrote:
> Andrew G wrote:
>
>  > Hi there. I'm probably going to get a laptop this year... and I found
>  > this (http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/ubuntu?
>  > c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&dgc=IR&cid=11973&lid=471885) and am pretty
>  > stoked. After perusing the Dell Aussie site though, this doesn't seem
>  > to be an option for us.. is that right?
>  >
>  > thanks,
>  > Andrew
>  >
>
> At this point, no the Ubuntu product range has not yet hit Aussie
> shores. However there are some Acers in The Good Guys stores that have
> Ubuntu pre-installed.
>
> However, I would be strongly surprised if there is no sign of Aussie
> Dellbuntu's by the end of the first quarter. Making contact with Dell
> and expressing your interest will not do any harm :)
>
> It just depends how much of a rush you're in.
>
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