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So everyone knows that selecting the Ubuntu OS on any Dell lowers the price by at least $50. Until recently, everyone in the IdeaStorm community thought that was great.
Turns out that choosing a Microsoft OS apparently gets you about $275 worth of free hardware upgrades. Well that kind of shoots down the OSS being cheaper thing, not by a little, but by $225.
The differences in the example were on the Dell Inspiron 1420N. On the Windows based machine there were two free upgrades available, to 2GB RAM and a 160GB HDD.
Turns Out Ubuntu Dell Costs $225 More [via slashdot]
Update: Dell has apparently been made aware of the issue and has corrected it now allowing the costs to be the same with the exception of the $50 discount for choosing Ubuntu
One Response to “Dell Ubuntu Not Really a Money-Saving Venture”
JohnP@Dell July 12, 2007
Turns out we goofed. The recent pricing error on the Inspiron 1420 with Ubuntu was a simple oversight — the pricing promotions available on the Inspiron 1420 with Vista were not applied to the Ubuntu systems. But we have now fixed this error. If you check today, you should find the same promos in play on both the Ubuntu and the Vista systems.
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