PC maker Dell Computer is taking on Hewlett-Packard and others with a quartet of inkjet and laser devices, which it will begin shipping in the U.S. in April, but Australian users may be left behind.
Victorians will now be able to ditch their unwanted, end-of-life technology equipment in a green fashion following the launch of a state IT take-back program -- with support from big name vendors including Apple, Dell and HP.
Dell is trying a second time to sell personal computers with Linux preinstalled, this time using the up-and-coming Ubuntu version of the open-source operating system.
After strong pressure from open-source fans worldwide, Dell has added another territory to its Linux PC domain, launching two computer models for the British market with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed.
Canonical on Thursday released version 7.04 of Ubuntu Linux, nicknamed Feisty Fawn, but the company's Web site was unable to keep up with the demand for the software.
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Laser printers are the office workhorse, but only ink-based multifunctions can juggle spreadsheets for work and print pictures for play.
There's a lot here this week for the enterprise purchaser, and a few for the wealthy home purchaser as well. Never fear though, Dell has come through with another low-cost PC.
There's nothing large scale released this week. Everything has been for the personal consumer or small business. Even the server costs less than most notebooks.
The Christmas rush might be starting slowly, but some interesting things have come out in the past week.
With the world's biggest buy-buy give-give holiday celebration coming up, we can all expect to see a lot of new offers and special deals heading our way. Check out this week's Australian product announcements.
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