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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