Ubuntu on Dell laptops here in Aus?

[Dov]

G'day Andrew,

I just checked out the Good Guys webs, and found not only an Acer, but
a tiny little Asus laptop with the OS marked as Linux.

Very nice to see...

Dov


On Jan 12, 9:50 pm, Andrew G <mrgolly... at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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>
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