[Discuss] Dell Laptop Linux pre-installed under $300

[Steve Litt]

On Tue, 2 Jun 2015 15:50:22 -0500
Peter Baumgarten <me at peter-baumgarten.com> wrote:

> Hey everyone I just got a new laptop in the mail and it came with
> Ubuntu pre-installed!
> http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-14-3451-laptop-ubuntu/pd?oc=dncwf002sub&model_id=inspiron-14-3451-laptop-ubuntu
> 
> It is Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.  It has a little Ubuntu sticker in the bottom
> right cornet, next to the intel sticker.
> 
> The meta-key has the windows logo on it and the quick start booklet
> that came with also has no Ubuntu instructions only Windows 8.1
> instructions.
> 
> I ordered it directly from Dell's website and it was under $300 with
> shipping, taxes, and everything.
> 
> Thought some people might be interested.  Let me know if you have any
> questions.  I will be removing Ubuntu and installing Fedora 22
> shortly.

Everyone, please be aware that this machine has no built-in DVD drive.
If you need a DVD-RW, they sell this external one for $39.99:

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=429-aaux

So even if that moves the price at arrival to $370.00, it's still a
good deal. Peter, I'll be interested in hearing how you like your new
machine. And by the way, during a chat with Dell reps, I found out that
all their current Ubuntu preloads have BIOS settings to turn off secure
boot.

SteveT

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