Anyone tried Dell Mini

[Jim]

Paul Rumelhart wrote:
> David Fletcher wrote:
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>> PS Why do all of these machines run Ubuntu rather than Kubuntu? Is it the LTS 
>> issue?
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>> Dave
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> I think it's the ubiquitous notion that seems to be common out there 
> that gnome is easier for Windows users to adapt to than KDE.  It has 
> less items in it's menus to confuse your average user with, and it tends 
> to coddle them more.  I don't like it personally, but at least you can 
> install a few packages and be running Kubuntu with a little effort.  I 
> live for all the applets I use in panels, though I'm sure if I stuck 
> with gnome long enough I'd get it setup the way I like it.
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> It might be the LTS/KDE4 thing, but it's not like Kubuntu was a common 
> choice before that started.  Perhaps they don't want to have to explain 
> the name "Kubuntu".  Explaining "Ubuntu" is hard enough already.
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> Paul
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The thing that gets under my skin about the Dell Inspiron 9 , from what 
I can see on there website, is that the Ubuntu Laptop only offers you a 
4gb SSD , whereas $Windows is getting a 8 or 16gb SSD for $50.00 
more.(Which is the cost of $Windows)
Sure you can get the larger drive for Linux for a lot more $$ .
That sure stops me from buying a Dell.
Dell has got this plan setup that your going to pay extra for the 
goodies and still end up paying the same or more, than if you bought a 
EEEpc.
At least least my EEEpc 702 has  a  8gb SSD.
Dell is not really doing you any favors here.