Re: [tlug] linux netbooks?

[nigel barker <tech@example.com>]

Ivan Stout wrote:
> It looks like the Dell mini just got a lot cheaper (now @ 35,000 yen 
> w/ Ubuntu 8.04). This is very comparable to the selling price in the 
> U.S. (which makes it the cheapest netbook selling in Japan, as far as 
> I know):
> http://www1.jp.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-9?c=jp&cs=jpdhs1&l=ja&s=dhs 
> <http://www1.jp.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-9?c=jp&cs=jpdhs1&l=ja&s=dhs> 
If you customise it up to the same spec as the XP model (1GB, 16GB), we 
get a rare clear comparison which shows 46,530 for Linux and 49,980 for 
XP. That's a cheap copy of Windows.

I'm still waiting for the one I ordered.

nigel