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Submission + - Why buy a PC preloaded with Linux? 1

Submitted by Shadow7789 on Monday May 26, 2008 @08:15PM

Shadow7789 writes: I have been in the market for a new computer for the past few weeks and I know that I want to run Linux on it. However, every time I look at Dell's (for example) computers that are preloaded with Linux, one question that always pops into my head is "Why should I buy a PC preloaded with Linux?". They are more expensive after all, and its not hard to just reformat the PC with Linux. I hate paying the Microsoft Tax as any other user, but if paying that "tax" allows companies to bundle products that I will never use with my PC to reduce my price why wouldn't I just buy a Windows loaded PC and reformat?

Comment Re:HW recommendations? (Score 3, Informative) 59

by JustForMe on Wednesday June 20, 2007 @04:55PM (#19586305) Attached to: Embedded Linux Primer

You are better off the other way around. Pick your developer kit (based on the processor, memory, peripherals etc.). Then pick any RTOS that has support for the processor. This way, you can skip learning the boot code for the processor (or, what they call the board support package). If you plan to go with Embedded linux, I would recommend to go through a boot loader like U-BOOT. If U-BOOT supports the processor on your developer kit, you are good to go. Assuming you can get the cross compiler (build tools) for building linux image for the processor. Enjoy :)

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