I'm considering a new laptop, looking for experiences.

[Joshua Judson Rosen]

Ben Scott <dragonhawk at gmail.com> writes:
>
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Bill Freeman <ke1g.nh at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Can anyone offer personal experience stories on the Dell Inspirons?
> 
>   For what I expect you expect in a laptop, I recommend the Latitude
> line instead.  Inspiron is their consumer line, designed for people
> who buy based on price and the color of the lid.  Latitude is the
> business line, designed for people who are buying a tool.  Among other
> things, the Latitude has: Easier hardware servicing, parts
> interchangeable across models, longer product lifecycle, some
> stability in chips across models, and a mildly higher price.
> 
>   Most significant for this crowd: Dell offers Linux (Ubuntu)
> pre-loaded and factory-supported on the Latitude line.  They support
> some other distros, too, officially or unofficially.

This all sounds great, but..., I don't see Latitude as current product line
on dell.com, and their `Ubuntu on Dell page' (linked from linux.dell.com)
shows a `Software Platforms' list that ends with Ubuntu 9.10.

What am I missing?

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