Dell’s XPS M1330 with Ubuntu pre-load in Germany, only

Saw this on engadget today, and I agree send that thing state-side I think I want one.

• 15.40-inch display (CCFL up to 1680 x 1050, LED up to 1440 x 900)
• Core 2 Duo options from 1.5GHz (T5250) up to 2.6GHz (T7800)
• Crestline GM/PM 965 chipset with up to 4GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
• GeForce 8400M or 8600M GS options (up to 256MB)
• Slot-loading Blu-ray / 8x DVD±RW
• Options for 802.11a/b/g/n, WWAN, Bluetooth
• HDMI, VGA, 1394, ExpressCard, (3) USB 2.0, Ethernet, fingerprint reader, media reader
• 2.0 megapixel (with CCFL) or 300k (with LED) cameras
• Weight supposedly 4 pounds to start

Wal-Mart To Sell $399 Ubuntu Linux-based Laptop

Thanks to my friend Eric for sending me this link. k So it gOS, but it’s still ubuntu.

Everex, whose $199 gOS-based gPC desktop sold out at Wal-Mart in record time late last year, has now introduced a gOS-based 2lb ultra-mobile laptop that it plans to sell at Wal-Mart for $399 starting January 25.

Dubbed the CloudBook, the thing uses a 1.2GHz VIA C7 processor and promises an average five-hours operation off a lithium-ion battery. It’s equipped with a 7-inch TFT display (800 x 480 native resolution), 30GB internal storage, 512MB memory, digital video output, a 4-in-1 card reader and a 1.3MP webcam.

The Ubuntu Linux-based gOS operating system from Good OS LLC (www.thinkgos.com) includes so many Google applications like Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google News Google Maps and YouTube that it’s often referred to as the Google operating system. It also includes Firefox, Skype, Facebook and OpenOffice 2.3.

Acer offers Ubuntu pre-load for kiwis

Acer is offering Ubuntu 7.10 as a pre-load on their 14.1-inch Aspire 4315-100508C model with 1,280 x 800 resolution, 1.86GHz Celeron M 540, 512MB memory, 80GB disk, and DVD optical drive. Better yet, the price is just NZ$699 — that’s $553 in US greenbacks. The offer appears to be good in New Zealand only for the moment. So if your a kiwi Go get one.

Ubuntu Tweak an Ubuntu Must have.

Do yourself a favor, if there is a Ubuntu Newbie in your life make sure you install this application you will make some happy Ubuntu users.

Ubuntu Tweak is an application designed to config Ubuntu easier for everyone.

It provided many usefull desktop and system options that the default desktop environment isn’t provided.

At present, It is only designed for Ubuntu GNOME Desktop, and often follows the newest Ubuntu distribution.

Features of Ubuntu Tweak:

• View of Basic System Information(Distribution, Kernel, CPU, Memory, etc.)
• GNOME Session Control
• Show/Hide and Change Splash screen
• Show/Hide desktop icons or Mounted Volumes
• Show/Hide/Rename Computer, Home, Trash icon or Network icon
• Tweak Metacity Window Manager’s Style and Behavior
• Compiz Fusion settings, Screen Edge Settings, Window Effects Settings, Menu Effect Settins
• GNOME Panel Settings
• Nautilus Settings
• Advanced Power Management Settings
• System Security Settings

Download here.