in brief Dell said on Wednesday night in the US it will begin selling three models of PCs with Ubuntu Linux preinstalled on Thursday.
The company announced the models on its Direct2Dell Web site and said they'll go on sale at www.dell.com/open. The three models are E520n desktop and the E1505n notebook, both with a starting price of US$599, and the XPS 410n, with a starting price of US$899. The move will fulfill a schedule the company committed to earlier this month.
Dell announced the Linux PC plan after being inundated with requests from potential customers. The US-based company has been trying to engage with customers as part of an effort to restore its flagging competitiveness.
Lionel Menchaca, digital media manager, touted the new systems as evidence of Dell's reform. "Thanks for giving us a chance to show what Dell 2.0 is about. While this is a milestone that a lot of us will remember, it's just the beginning -- plenty more to come," he said
Dell Australia was contacted for comment but was unavailable at the time of publication.
