Hi! I know dell is selling ubuntu on laptops in the US and are also
advertising Ubuntu computers on there UK web site but all links on
buying the computers go to there US website. Does this mean that I
cant get one here in the UK?

Thanks.

Glich wrote:
> Hi! I know dell is selling ubuntu on laptops in the US and are also
> advertising Ubuntu computers on there UK web site but all links on
> buying the computers go to there US website. Does this mean that I
> cant get one here in the UK?
>
> Thanks.
>


I have bought stuff here in the US that was supposed to be only had in
UK, just keep going through the ordering steps until it takes your
order. If the system won't accept your UK address, you have your
answer. In one case a vendor called me from England and asked! "are you
aware sir what shipping is going to cost." Said I, "yes, please send the
products sir."

"Glich" <Glich.Glich@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:1184331692.945009.301880@g4g2000hsf.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi! I know dell is selling ubuntu on laptops in the US and are also
> advertising Ubuntu computers on there UK web site but all links on
> buying the computers go to there US website. Does this mean that I
> cant get one here in the UK?
>
> Thanks.
>
Does Dell have any sales "kiosks" in shopping malls or stores in the U.K.
just as it does in the U.S. ? You can order your Dell computer at the sales
kiosk and it is delivered to your home or office. On Slashdot it was
mentioned that it is cheaper to buy a Windows version than the Ubuntu
preinstalled version but you can always convert it to a dual-boot
Vista/Ubuntu laptop yourself by partitioning the HD and installing Ubuntu or
any other Linux distro.

Glich wrote:
> Hi! I know dell is selling ubuntu on laptops in the US and are also
> advertising Ubuntu computers on there UK web site but all links on
> buying the computers go to there US website. Does this mean that I
> cant get one here in the UK?

Dell are currently making announcements - at least in their blogs -
that europe will have ubuntu laptops later this year.
--
ac

> On Slashdot it was mentioned that it is cheaper to buy a Windows
> version...

Not exactly. The Microsoft version is more expensive but they offer a
"free" upgrade that supposedly more than offsets the price difference.
--
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA

Glich wrote:

> Hi! I know dell is selling ubuntu on laptops in the US and are also
> advertising Ubuntu computers on there UK web site but all links on
> buying the computers go to there US website. Does this mean that I
> cant get one here in the UK?
>
> Thanks.

Linux on Dells... Ho ho ho. Let me laught fatly.
That's the second best joke of the millenium after M$'s vista release.

What you will get is a dual-boot M$hit + Debian-like basic OS that you'll
never get working because of hardware incompatibility.

So, still want to pay for billy's golden water-closet? Get one! Don't be
ashamed.

Ciao @+

Allan wrote:

> Does Dell have any sales "kiosks" in shopping malls or stores in the U.K.
> just as it does in the U.S.?

No.

> You can order your Dell computer at the
> sales kiosk and it is delivered to your home or office. On Slashdot it was
> mentioned that it is cheaper to buy a Windows version

No. That was only if you used the "upgrade" vouchers (for a Vista
"upgrade"). The Linux machines /are/ significantly cheaper than the
Windows ones. The slashdot posting was just the usual manipulative MS FUD!

Chris

F8BOE wrote:

> Linux on Dells... Ho ho ho. Let me laugh fatly.

Why? The Ubuntu pre-installed laptop we have here from Dell is perfect!
Everything works perfectly straight out of the box, and it was a good deal!

> That's the second best joke of the millenium after M$'s vista release.

I'll agree that MS putting a skin and some DRM on top of their already badly
broken XP was a sick joke, but lots of morons are falling for it!

> What you will get is a dual-boot M$hit + Debian-like basic OS that you'll
> never get working because of hardware incompatibility.

No. You're /entirely/ wrong. It all works perfectly straight out of the
box.

Chris

On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:40:07 +0200, F8BOE wrote:

> Glich wrote:
>
>> Hi! I know dell is selling ubuntu on laptops in the US and are also
>> advertising Ubuntu computers on there UK web site but all links on
>> buying the computers go to there US website. Does this mean that I
>> cant get one here in the UK?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> Linux on Dells... Ho ho ho. Let me laught fatly.
> That's the second best joke of the millenium after M$'s vista release.
>
> What you will get is a dual-boot M$hit + Debian-like basic OS that you'll
> never get working because of hardware incompatibility.

Actually, what you get is a properly installed and fully functional Ubuntu
Linux install with no MS.


>
> So, still want to pay for billy's golden water-closet? Get one! Don't be
> ashamed.
>
> Ciao @+

On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:01:27 +0000, Allan wrote:

>
> "Glich" <Glich.Glich@googlemail.com> wrote in message
> news:1184331692.945009.301880@g4g2000hsf.googlegro ups.com...
>> Hi! I know dell is selling ubuntu on laptops in the US and are also
>> advertising Ubuntu computers on there UK web site but all links on
>> buying the computers go to there US website. Does this mean that I
>> cant get one here in the UK?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
> Does Dell have any sales "kiosks" in shopping malls or stores in the U.K.
> just as it does in the U.S. ? You can order your Dell computer at the sales
> kiosk and it is delivered to your home or office. On Slashdot it was
> mentioned that it is cheaper to buy a Windows version than the Ubuntu
> preinstalled version but you can always convert it to a dual-boot
> Vista/Ubuntu laptop yourself by partitioning the HD and installing Ubuntu or
> any other Linux distro.

When last I checked, the Ubuntu version was $50-$100 less than the MS
version.

"F8BOE" illuminated the devils arse on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:40:07 +0200
by typing:

> Glich wrote:
>
> > Hi! I know dell is selling ubuntu on laptops in the US and are also
> > advertising Ubuntu computers on there UK web site but all links on
> > buying the computers go to there US website. Does this mean that I
> > cant get one here in the UK?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
> Linux on Dells... Ho ho ho. Let me laught fatly.
> That's the second best joke of the millenium after M$'s vista release.
>
> What you will get is a dual-boot M$hit + Debian-like basic OS that
> you'll never get working because of hardware incompatibility.
>
> So, still want to pay for billy's golden water-closet? Get one! Don't
> be ashamed.
>
> Ciao @+

You are *clueless*

How do I claim my prize?

--
Moog

"Some mornings it just doesn't seem worth it to gnaw through the
leather straps."

"Glich" illuminated the devils arse on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:01:32 -0700
by typing:

> Hi! I know dell is selling ubuntu on laptops in the US and are also
> advertising Ubuntu computers on there UK web site but all links on
> buying the computers go to there US website. Does this mean that I
> cant get one here in the UK?

It's US *only* currently.

Why not go to
www.linuxemporium.co.uk

or somewhere similar?

--
Moog

"Some mornings it just doesn't seem worth it to gnaw through the
leather straps."

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:08:53 +0100, Moog wrote:


> You are *clueless*
>
> How do I claim my prize?

Sorry, no prizes for stating the obvious. ;-)

--
imotgm
"Lost? Lost? I've never been lost... Been a tad confused for a
month or two, but never lost."

"imotgm" illuminated the devils arse on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:52:54 -0500
by typing:

> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:08:53 +0100, Moog wrote:
>
>
> > You are *clueless*
> >
> > How do I claim my prize?
>
> Sorry, no prizes for stating the obvious. ;-)

****. I was hoping I was onto a winner.

--
Moog

"Some mornings it just doesn't seem worth it to gnaw through the
leather straps."

After takin' a swig o' grog, Moog belched out this bit o' wisdom:

> "imotgm" illuminated the devils arse on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:52:54 -0500
> by typing:
>
>> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:08:53 +0100, Moog wrote:
>>
>> > You are *clueless*
>> > How do I claim my prize?
>>
>> Sorry, no prizes for stating the obvious. ;-)
>
> ****. I was hoping I was onto a winner.

Nah, you have to be Microsoft (for patenting the obvious).

--
Tux rox!