Dell Announces Ubuntu PCs with DVD Playback
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nbsp;DesktopLinux.com is reporting that Dell will now be offering DVD Playback with their Ubuntu 7.10 PCs:
“Dell has told DesktopLinux.com that it will be announcing later today, Dec. 19, that it will be releasing PCs with Ubuntu 7.10 (aka Gutsy Gibbon) as part of its Dell Consumer Linux lineup along with the ability to legally play DVDs.
According to Dell spokesperson Anne B. Camden, the “Dell Inspiron 530N desktop and Inspiron 1420N notebook PCs are now available with Ubuntu 7.10 pre-installed.” Both of these models were part of Dell’s second wave of Ubuntu-powered PCs, which were released in June 2007.
Ms. Camden continued, “Possibly in the ‘more importantly’ category, we are now pre-installing DVD movie playback all Ubuntu 7.10 systems — a feature we feel will resonate with … Linux enthusiasts as well as the mainstream consumer market. In fact, one of the key requests from customers interested in Linux is the ability to watch their favorite DVD movies.”"
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3 Comments
dabrace1984
December 19th, 2007
at 5:41am
The official Direct2Dell blog post can be found at http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/12/18/38935.aspx .
Daniel DiMarzio
October 1st, 2008
at 10:03pm
I am so proud of DELL for adopting Linux, finally things are starting to fall into place. I can finally enjoy a stable operating system without having to sacrifice usability.
Joseph Martel
November 2nd, 2008
at 10:58pm
I hope they are selling the newer computers with an update OS. I may buy one if I could get it with 8.10 Intrepid Ibex.
But I am glad to know about it anyway.
Then we need a little more polish on Ubuntu.