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Dell Inspiron E1505 N with Ubuntu Now Available

Dell has just started selling the new Inspiron E1505 N notebooks with Ubuntu Linux 7.04 operating system installed.

Dell Inspiron E1505 N consumer laptop starts at $599. It is $100 cheaper than its E1505 sibling with Microsoft’s Windows Vista Home Basic preloaded. When compared to the same E1505 with Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, and Windows Vista Ultimate, the Ubuntu-powered E1505 N is cheaper for $129, $199, and $299, respectively.

Ubuntu Linux, as well as the most of other Linux OS distributions, is free of charge and comes with a variety of free software, including OpenOffice suite featuring word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and drawing applications. There are also free web browsers, instant messengers, the GIMP photo editing application, and free multimedia software. For Vista Premium-like three-dimensional desktop (Aero) experience, Ubuntu provides users with an option to install Beryl 3D interface, or similar software.

Another Ubuntu’s advantage over Windows Vista is lower system requirements generally. The main disadvantage of desktop-use Linux distributions is drivers support, since many of computer hardware and peripherals makers do not provide Linux drivers for their products. The drivers support mostly depends on Linux users’ community.

Dell now also sells XPS 410n and Dimension E520n Ubuntu desktops.

Link: Dell Inspiron E1505 N

[Source: laptoping.com ]

Add comment May 24th, 2007

Asus G2S-A1 Gaming Notebook Available for Preorder

Asus G2S-A1, the 17-inch gaming notebook, based on Intel ?“Santa Rosa?” platform and nVidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics unit, is now available for pre-order at EXcaliberPC, as same as the similar 15.4-inch G1S-A1.

The offered G2S-A1 configuration, priced at $2,099, includes Intel PM965 chipset and the new Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 at 2.2GHz. The laptop’s 17-inch widescreen 1920×1200 glossy display is managed by GeForce 8600M GT dedicated graphics card with 256MB of VRAM, supporting up to 512MB using shared system memory. The nVidia’s 8600M GT graphics is compatible with forthcoming DirectX 10 games and provides HDCP support. As same as the G1S-A1, the Asus G2S-A1 comes with a 2GB of DDR2 667MHz system RAM (expandable up to 4GB), an 160GB SATA hard drive at 5400rpm rotational speed, and a dual layer DVD burner featuring LightScribe technology.

Asus G2S-A1 provides 802.11A/G/N wireless LAN, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth and a 56k modem, as well as built-in 1.3 megapixels camera and microphone for conferencing and chat. There are also four USB ports, Express card slot, MMC/SD/MS/MS-Pro card reader, Firewire, and eSATA external hard drive port. For audio/video output, the G1S-A1 utilizes HDMI, DVI-D, VGA, and S-Video ports. Unlike the G1S, the G2S laptop additionally has AV-In port.

The system weighs 9.6lbs and ships with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed.

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[Source: laptoping.com ]

Add comment May 24th, 2007