Andy Green <andy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
BRUCE STANLEY wrote:
> If you go out to the Dell Website and select the "Dell Workstations"
> option, you will see that you can select Red Hat Enterprise Linux v4
> for your operating system.
>
> If you click on a Windows option for the same configuration,
> you will see that the starting priced for any version of windows
> is higher than the starting price for Linux.
It doesn't work like that on the UK Dell Website. Last time I looked I
couldn't even find any mention of Linux, but I checked today and it is
mentioned. Here is what the navigation looks like right now to try to
do as you suggest.
1) http://dell.com redirects me to
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/default.aspx?c=uk&l=en&~ck=geo
Oh yeah on EVERY page: "Dell recommends Windows Vista (TM) Business"
2) Select Desktops | Small business gets you to
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/desktops?c=uk&cs=ukbsdt1&l=en&s=bsd
where there is an advert for Vista in the top third of the page.
3) "Choose" button for Dell Precision
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/precn_desktops?c=uk&cs=ukbsdt1&l=en&s=bsd
Oh wow a "special offer" on -- "Windows Vista at no extra cost"
But it does mention RHEL is an option, not a choosable option, just
mentions it.
4) Click "Select" on the most expensive one, the 690. Gets you
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/precn_690?c=uk&cs=ukbsdt1&l=en&s=bsd
Hm, RHEL is not mentioned any more, but "Windows Vista TM at no extra
cost" is.
5) Click "Customize & Buy" for the left hand choice of two 690s, it's
the expensive one I figured it would have RHEL as an option. Gets you here:
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/topics/vistabundles/bsdbundles?c=uk&cs=ukbsdt1&l=en&s=bsd&~section=W03692
Wow a whole page titled "Welcome to Windows Vista" with a gal who looks
really happy. There are two buttons at the bottom, "Choose Vista" and
"Choose Windows XP". Nothing about RHEL or Linux or anything except
kissing one ring or the other.
6) Well I "chose" Vista let's say
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=uk&cs=ukbsdt1&kc=DRS66902&l=en&oc=W03692&s=bsd
Err choice between 3 types of Vista.
7) Back up to 5), try the "Choose XP" button
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=uk&cs=ukbsdt1&kc=DRS66902&l=en&oc=W03692xp&s=bsd
Choice of XP or XP x64, no Linux.
8) Back up to 3), try the cheaper of the pair
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/topics/vistabundles/bsdbundles?c=uk&cs=ukbsdt1&l=en&s=bsd&~section=W03691
Yeah "Choose Vista" or "Choose XP"
9) Back up to 2), try the cheapest, the 390 which also lists RHEL
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/precn_390?c=uk&cs=ukbsdt1&l=en&s=bsd
10) Okay choose the most expensive on the left and "Customize and Buy"
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/topics/vistabundles/bsdbundles?c=uk&cs=ukbsdt1&l=en&s=bsd&~section=W03392
Aiieeee "Welcome to Windows Vista"
So it's nice if you can get Linux in the US Dell site, but I can only
find it mentioned and I certainly am not being allowed to compare prices.
-Andy
Interesting. Can you select the USA option from the Main page?
Or, can you order Linux via a salesman rather than ordering it
on line?
If not, maybe for some reason Dell is not yet set up to ship
Linux systems out of the USA.
Can't imagine why that would make a difference though.
