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11.27.08

Dell Advertises Linux Netbooks for $299 by Joe Panettieri

As part of a holiday promotion in US newspapers, Dell today advertised Netbooks running Ubuntu Linux at the starting price of $299. WorksWithU’s sister site, The VAR Guy, has all the details here.

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