Acer Installing Linux on Some Notebooks, But Not Ubuntu

"Acer Inc. did not install the Ubuntu Linux distribution on a batch of Aspire notebooks for sale in Singapore, but the company is installing a different version of the open-source operating system on some notebooks, local dealers said.

"Memory World (S) Ltd. is selling an Aspire 5107Z notebook with Ubuntu installed. Priced at S$999 (US$660), it comes with a 1.73GHz Intel Corp. Core Duo processor, a 15.4-inch screen, 1G byte of DDR2 (double data rate 2) memory, an 80G-byte hard disk, and a one-year international warranty..."

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