From: "Rich" 

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   These aren't new.  Dell has been offering these for a while.

   As for a supposed savings, I priced an E520 from there and an =
otherwise identical one with Windows XP Media Center and a free upgrade =
to Windows Vista.  The system with freedos was $10 cheaper.  Dell =
supports the system with Windows and it will support it with freedos.  = It
doesn't support it with linux or other non-dell installed OS.

Rich

  "Ad"  wrote in message =
news:45b733b4$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  Blimey are Dell turning into knowing accomplices of pirates?

  =
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/e510_nseries?c=3Dus&cs=3D=
19&l=3Den&s=3Ddhs

  "Are you looking for a desktop on which you can run Linux=AE  or other =

  open-source operating systems? Look no further!

  Dell's new open-source n Series desktop solution provides customers =
with=20
  a DimensionTM  E520, E521 or C521 desktop without an installed or=20
  included Microsoft=AE  operating system. With the n Series desktop,=20
  customers have the flexibility to install an alternative operating=20
  system (such as a version of Linux=AE ), and help reduce the price of =
this=20
  system. In addition, the n Series desktop comes with a non-formatted=20
  hard drive ready for your custom installation. Dell's n Series desktop =

  ships with a copy of FreeDosTM , an open-source operating system that =
is=20
  ready to install. "



  Adam
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   These
aren't new.  =
Dell has been=20
offering these for a while.
 
   As for a
supposed savings, =
I priced an=20
E520 from there and an otherwise identical one with Windows XP Media = Center and=20
a free upgrade to Windows Vista.  The system with freedos was
$10=20 cheaper.  Dell supports the system with Windows and it will
support = it with=20
freedos.  It doesn't support it with linux or other non-dell = installed=20
OS.
 
Rich
 

  "Ad" <Dobbin{at}theStablesC=">mailto:Dobbin{at}theStablesCloseToTheAirport.com">Dobbin{at}theStablesC=
loseToTheAirport.com>=20
  wrote in message news:45b733b4$1{at}w3.nls.net...Blimey=20
  are Dell turning into knowing accomplices of pirates?http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/e510_nseries?c=3D=
us&cs=3D19&l=3Den&s=3Ddhs">http://www.dell.com/content/topics=
/segtopic.aspx/e510_nseries?c=3Dus&cs=3D19&l=3Den&s=3Ddhs=
"Are=20
  you looking for a desktop on which you can run Linux=AE  or other =

  open-source operating systems? Look no
further!Dell's new=20
  open-source n Series desktop solution provides customers with a=20
  DimensionTM  E520, E521 or C521 desktop without an installed or=20
  included Microsoft=AE  operating system. With the n Series =
desktop,=20
  customers have the flexibility to install an alternative operating =

  system (such as a version of Linux=AE ), and help reduce the price =
of this=20
  system. In addition, the n Series desktop comes with a =
non-formatted=20
  hard drive ready for your custom installation. Dell's n Series =
desktop=20
  ships with a copy of FreeDosTM , an open-source operating system =
that is=20
  ready to install.
"Adam

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