Hardy Heron has landed on select Dell consumer PCs! As of today consumers can purchase the XPS M1330N and Inspiron 1525N laptops and Inspiron 530N desktop with Ubuntu 8.04 pre-installed at www.dell.com/ubuntu.
So is there anything special about Ubuntu 8.04 on Dell PCs beyond a higher number? You bet! Dell spent months in development and testing to deliver more peripheral support - like ATI Video Graphics, Dell Wireless, Fingerprint Readers, HDMI, Bluetooth and MP3/WMA/WMV - which coincidentally were some of the more popular suggestions on Dell’s IdeaStorm. And of course DVD playback is still there, too.
As these Dell PCs with Ubuntu 8.04 pre-installed are available in a variety of countries, including U.S., Canada, select Latin America (like Mexico and Colombia), France, Germany, Spain and the U.K., we added another feature: the ability to select language during the first boot process. Just a few more steps toward making Linux more accessible by helping to ensure it “just works” right out of the box! For those who are interested in the nitty-gritty technical details, watch for a post from John Hull on Direct2Dell in the near future.
Note: In Daniel Judd’s post, he mentions that Dell will soon expand its consumer Linux product portfolio to include the XPS M1530n and the new Studio 15n in time for LinuxWorld Stay tuned for more details!
July 18th, 2008 at 11:30 am
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July 18th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Sounds promising, however I did not see hardly any choices and only entry level screen resolutions, integrated graphics, slow CPU’s let alone Montevina, and basically very few options to choose from. Hope that changes.
July 18th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
I have been waiting for several weeks for the upgrade but more specifically I was expecting to see the Penryn processor family which are supported in the EU ubuntu dell websites. Are there plans to roll the new Intel processors out in the US in the near future — for Ubuntu pre-installed XPS 1330?
July 18th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Any chance it will be available in Australia? I am looking at getting a lap top but not a Vista one, I simply don’t want Vista, the TCO is too high.
July 18th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
hope it will come to Malaysia soon. Kudos to Dell for making this happen
July 19th, 2008 at 2:35 am
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July 19th, 2008 at 10:51 am
All looks good.
July 19th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Hello, no linux for Mexico? why is that?
July 19th, 2008 at 11:26 am
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July 19th, 2008 at 11:46 am
You guys rock! I just got my inspiron 1420n, and overall, this thing is amazing.
Dell. Because you don’t have to be a fruit to like good software.
July 19th, 2008 at 11:49 am
I just noticed there’s no “dell recommends windows vista…..” on the ubuntu page anymore.
Props for that.
July 20th, 2008 at 2:55 am
Now what about expanding availibility to rest of the europe? Like to the birthplace of Linux, Finland!
I’ve been waiting for these Ubuntu machines since they were announced - and a year later not a single word of other countries. I need a new computer already, guess I’ll settle then with Lenovo with SLED since those are available here.
July 20th, 2008 at 6:03 am
Woah, this is looking good.
Kudos for includlign codecs, alot of FOSS-people don’t understand that people *really* want this out of the box.
If you get this to Norway there’s a great chance I’d buy it.
July 20th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Dear Anne Camden,
no Dell ubuntu linux in Brazil?? why is that?
Brazil is a *huge* linux market with a strong history of deploying open-source software and formats. see recent Brazil’s backing of open document formats ODF specs at ISO, large ubuntu communities and self-support at http://www.ubuntu-br.org/ and the mind-boggling deployment of 52 million KDE-desktop linux seats for students: http://lwn.net/Articles/280419/
look at this Register’s article: (Brazil loves LINUX: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/03/05/brazil_loves_linux_true/) “Brazil is the world’s most enthusiastic exponent of open source software, a BBC report reveals. And, if the Latin-American love affair with Linux continues, a third of machines there may soon run non-MS OSes.”
Dell Brazil unfortunately is not following this trend. Indeed, after seeing this ubuntu 8.04 news from Dell, I’ve just phoned Dell Brazil and asked for a Ubuntu laptop and the attendants (and their supervisor) were really gross to me, *refusing* to sell me the laptop with Ubuntu or even without any OS at all! What kind of seller refuses to sell something??? I believe you can guess my next laptop in Brazil will *not* be a Dell. That’s unfortunate, because I like Dell’s hardware, but I like Linux much more.
Dell, evolve to Ubuntu in Brazil or be sidelined. I expect you to announce Ubuntu in Brazil very soon.
July 20th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
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July 20th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
What about Australia? Well as usual no.
July 20th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Hi, I have an Inspiron 1420N purchased with Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, it had a 5GB dell reinstall image on my hardrive, I wonder where I can get the one with Hardy Heron so I don’t have to upgrade from gutsy to hardy everytime I reset my system, thank you for your info
July 21st, 2008 at 6:49 am
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July 21st, 2008 at 10:07 am
Great work Dell!
Do you have Support Staff in Italy? Are there any plans for the Italy market?
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:48 am
Accessing the dell site tells me that “Computers from Dell with the Ubuntu operative system ain’t available”, so when will we see those promised Dells in countries with more Linux users than US?
July 22nd, 2008 at 3:21 pm
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July 22nd, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Australia, please.
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:15 pm
I came close to purchasing a Dell Inspiron desktop with Ubuntu 8.04 pre-installed recently from the Dell UK web site, however eventually decided instead to build my own machine. Had Dell offered higher end graphics card options, I would have gone with Dell. The rest of the Inspiron 530 UK offering has an excellent specification (or at least, can be upgraded at the time of purchase to have such), however why the lack of availability of anything other than an entry level graphics card?
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:21 pm
I’m just sad I still can’t get a pink M1330N with Ubuntu on it yet
July 25th, 2008 at 2:07 am
Love to see ubuntu on dell,thanks for that
waiting to see more choice like amd and quad core processor.also Ubuntu should also be availble in Studio lineup,
cant wait to see ubuntu on dell all over the world,esp INDIA,when will ubuntu arrive in india,also
anything like Dell recommends ubuntu for linux enthusiasts ?.make a logo or something like powered with ubuntu.
July 27th, 2008 at 3:12 am
It is really good when Dell upgrade Ubuntu 8.04, I think this is a way to make computer cheaper and better, as we know Ubuntu is one of the best Linux system, that why I think Ubuntu will satisfy everybody using computer for their work. I like Ubuntu, but now I use Mac OS X Leopard for my Laptop and Ubuntu for my Desktop, I try to master both of them. I like Ubuntu and Mac OS X Leopard. I think Dell will success with Ubuntu.
August 13th, 2008 at 1:21 am
To the person in Brazil: perhaps you should move to Argentina. Dell Argentina has been offering Ubuntu preloaded systems since March.
See Dell.com.ar or here http://www1.la.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/es/ubuntu?c=ar&cs=ardhs1&l=es&s=dhs&~ck=anavml
September 9th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
I think the best move that was added by Dell is multimedia formats (i.e. mp3, wmv codecs, etc) to the PC. What would be BETTER is if you actually said this on the site. Outside of this new addition, I didn’t feel a need to purchase a new PC. Now I will because I KNOW that their is now this support added to the OS. ADVERTISE THIS!!!!!!!!! IT IS A GREAT THING DELL!!!!!!!! This is one of the main complaints of using Linux. Advertise this support!
September 12th, 2008 at 5:17 am
I think its a great move. and it will also unleash the potential of Ubuntu and break the monopoly of windows
October 6th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Users can really be benefited with such wider options.
October 8th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Ya definitey one will get some thing new with this change but still we have to see its real performance after the arrival of laptop in the market.