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posted by cmn32480 on Saturday January 14 2017, @12:26AM   Printer-friendly
from the removing-the-microsoft-tax dept.

OMG! Ubuntu! reports

[January 11,] the company announced the immediate availability of the Dell Precision 3520 mobile workstation (that's "professional laptop" to you and [me]).

Better yet, buyers can save over $100 by choosing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS pre-loaded instead of Windows 10--now that's what you call a deal!

[...] Dell's Barton George says more Ubuntu-powered Precision workstations will go on sale in the coming months, worldwide, including an Ubuntu version of the company's stylish new Precision 5720 All-in-One desktop PC.

Unlike other vendors, Dell [doesn't] ship their Linux option on no-frills reduced-power hardware. All models in the Dell Precision lineup pack powerful 7th generation Intel Core and Intel Xeon processors, support Thunderbolt 3 (ahem, USB-C), and can be kitted out with up to 32GB RAM!

The Dell Precision 3520 is available to buy & configure right now priced from $899 (base specs, with Ubuntu 1604 LTS). It ships worldwide.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by aristarchus on Saturday January 14 2017, @05:23AM

    by aristarchus (2645) on Saturday January 14 2017, @05:23AM (#453715) Journal

    It's relatively nice that they are knocking $100 off the price. Good for you, Dell.

    Seriously, the only reason to pay attention to this differential is to know what the actual value of a MicroSerf operating system is, so you do not pay too much on the open market. Previously, it would cost you +$100 for a Linux machine, which meant the values of Windows as negative one hundred US dollars! Then it was only, say, -$25! Now, it is +100 for Windows? (Or, -$100 for Linux) The Windows 10 that they were giving away and stuffing down your throat if you were the average totally technically inept Windows user? Something is seriously wrong here. Economically, this makes no sense. I am not buying from Dell. Mostly I am not buying from Dell for the reason that I did, once. But also for the reasons takyon lays out so clearly here. There should be a tracker, like for money markets and exchange rates: Today's Microsoft tax is . . . . Just in the interest of an informed consumerate.

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