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Dell's Latest Laptop is $100 Cheaper If You Buy It With Ubuntu

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

-- OriginalOwner_ writes:

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: 2) by fubari on Saturday January 14 2017, @11:13PM

    by fubari (4551) on Saturday January 14 2017, @11:13PM (#453948)
    r.e. same effort: True, same effort to nuke Win10 vs. Ubuntu.
    r.e. same cost: False, different cost... As much as I dislike Win10, I would not pay $100 more for the pleasure of nuking Win10 vs. Ubuntu. (TFA is about how the laptop Ubuntu costs $100 less).

    As an aside, if you do choose Ubuntu be you may want to de-select the Microsfot Office purchase option. :-)
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