[ILUG] dell and linux

[Brett Randall]

On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, sdempsey at tssg.wit.ie wrote:

> Hi guys, I suppose that I should know the answer to this one but I
> can't seem to find it anywhere.

I take it you've tried the Dell website?

> I understand that I can buy a new Dell machine with linux installed
> instead of windows.

Probably. Some large vendors are starting to offer this.

> How much do I have to pay ?

I would guess a few hundred less than a normal office PC that comes
equipped with Win2k, Office and probably a few other crap OEM
proggies.

> Do I still have to pay for Windows ?

If you do, take it up with your local consumer commission. If you
don't have Windows installed, you won't have to pay for it (I'd almost
promise you that you won't have to pay for Windows if they sell it as
a "Linux PC")

> Do I get all the installation disks with it ?

Course you would...

I think you probably could have answered /most/ of these q's yourself,
or at least called the 1800 number to get Dell's customer support.
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