[TriLUG] Netbook

[Joseph Tate]

I think you're out of luck, Microsoft's monopoly enabled predatory
pricing has driven Linux out of the market.  Microsoft priced XP Home
at $10/machine, and for that price premium, nobody bought the slightly
lower priced Linux versions.  You can still order them from HP and
probably Dell, but otherwise you're paying the Microsoft tax.  I
looked at TigerDirect.com to see if they might have some refurbs
still, but I was unsuccessful.

http://www.linux-netbook.com/ may direct you to better search terms.

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:50 PM, Henry Middleton <hm1315 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there a local vendor where I can get a netbook with Ubuntu pre-installed?
> I want it pre-installed so that:
>
> 1) I do not need to pay for a copy of Windows that I will remove anyway
>
> 2) I know the hardware is Linux-friendly.
>
> Thanks
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