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It looks like Dell is diversifying their operating system options for people that buy the Studio XPS 13.3-inch notebook in that the notebooks now come with Ubuntu, a Linux-based operating system. So for those that want to avoid Vista, this might be a good option for you. 

laptop studio xps 13 right back standard 314

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SmartQ 7 MID unboxed

By Chris Davies on Thursday, May 14th 2009 No Comments

More new images of the SmartQ 7 MID have emerged from China, including unboxing photos (which you can see in the gallery after the cut) and this comparison shot between the 7 and the SmartQ 5 with its 4.8-inch touchscreen.  Both MIDs are ARM-based and run Ubuntu

SmartQ 7 and 5 MIDs

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arm logoWith AMD set to announced their netbook chipset strategy today, they’re not the only three-letter company looking to take a bit out of Intel’s Atom.  ARM have released details of their own plans, collaborating with Canonical – the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu – to optimize the Linux distro for the ARMv7 architecture.  ARM chips, such as the Cortex-A8 and Cortex-A9, are already found in multimedia and internet enabled devices like Archos’ recent Internet Media Tablets, and the company believes that this – together with the chipsets’ low power demands – will make them a force to be reckoned with in netbooks.

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