Archos releases unrestricted Ubuntu netbook with 500GB, 2GB RAM and 6-cells

Posted by Charbax on Jun 17, 2009 11:38 AM EDT
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Archos releases the worlds first commercial Ubuntu netbook with a 500GB hard drive, 2GB RAM and a 6-cells battery, for nearly the same price ($350) as the Windows XP version that only comes with a 160GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM according to Microsoft's licencing rules.

For nearly the same price as the Windows XP netbook that only has 160GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM, Archos is able to sell the Ubuntu version with 500GB hard drive and 2GB of RAM. This should bring new competition to the netbook market as netbooks using Ubuntu are not constrained by Microsoft's Windows XP licencing restrictions.

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The price in the summary is off. TxtEdMacs 6 770 Jun 18, 2009 5:21 PM

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