[oclug] Further info on Dell Canada

[Ross Jordan]

It appears to be at least available on the US site:
http://www.dell.com/html/us/segments/bsd/choose_latit_c600_l.htm

-Ross

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> 
> Seems that Dell no longer support Linux on there laptops hence the pages on 
> their website are dead. This according to the sales person I spoke to today.
> 
> linux laptops at the tier one level. Interesting stuff as it says a lot. 
> 
> My assumption is that the laptop market for linux remains a hobbiest and 
> enthusiast market at this time, that simply does not generate enough volume 
> to maintain this as a viable product offering, as most linux users simply 
> grab a box and install it themselves. While this may be a good thing at the 
> end user level it does little to move laptops (which have always been seen as 
> mid to high end business products) into the forefront. Guess I will be buying 
> IBM, simply to support the effort.
> 
> Chris
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